INVITATION TO TENDER FOR CONTRACT FOR HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY SERVICES IN UK AND EUROPEAN WATERS

The MCA plays a unique role within Government in discharging statutory hydrographic obligations under the United Nations' Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention. The MCA funds, manages and delivers the UK Civil Hydrography Programme (CHP). The CHP is a multi-million-pound MCA-led Government initiative to prioritise, survey and map UK waters in order to keep UK nautical charts and publications current, safe and fit for purpose. The MCA delegate responsibility for data validation and charting to the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO). This multi-disciplined marine data gathering programme is targeted at areas of highest navigational safety risk.