River Sensors

Tender description

The City of Edinburgh Council (CEC) must monitor water levels and flows in watercourses throughout the city. The river level sensor system allows for remote monitoring of water levels, which is essential during flood events as it allows for coordinating flood defenses and actions. The successful Supplier will be required to provide the following: - Master Station web-based accessible system for viewing and managing flood level/flow data. - Access to data from sites remote from the master station. - Provision of SMS/Email alarms for flooding trigger multiple events. Maintenance/replacement of river sensor units, master station, and all hardware/software as required. The Supplier will maintain the Council’s river sensor system at a variety of locations across Edinburgh. The sites include level sensors, flow gauges, and rain gauges. This will also have the provision and maintenance of a suitable web-based top-end viewing and hosting server and maintaining/accessing historical data information. The existing system includes the following: Water level sensors; River sensor units; Tipping bucket rain gauges; Flow gauge; CCTV cameras.