METROLOGY SERVICES

TBS provides a wide range of metrology services that supports quality assurance, compliance, innovation, and confidence in measurement results. These services are:

1. Calibration

TBS offers calibration services for measuring equipment and instruments used different sectors of economy. The service ensures that measurement results are traceable to the International System of Units (SI-Units).

2. Metrological traceability

TBS provides metrological traceability to calibration laboratories, regulators and other National Metrology institutes.

3. Marking of tanks

TBS Metrology Laboratory provides physical marking services for storage tanks to enable monitoring of volume of the stored liquid in the manufacturing and Petroleum Industries.

4. Inter-Laboratory-Comparisons/Proficiency-Testing (ILC/ PT)

TBS offers ILC/PT services to assess competence of calibration laboratories. This service consists of Scheduled and On-demand Schemes.

1. Scheduled ILC/PT Scheme is the scheme that is planned in advance and run for a fixed period (link 1)
2. On-Demand ILC/PT Scheme is the scheme that involves ILC/PT requested by the customer on demand (link 2)

Scheduled ILC Scheme(link1)

Scheduled ILC/PT Scheme is designed to run in specific periods to assist laboratories to plan for short and long term ILC participation. These comparisons will run on annual basis as planned, irrespective of number of participants.

Terms & Logistics Notice:

All listed prices are exclusive of VAT and courier fees. International calibration laboratories are requested to contact the ILC Administrator directly for country-specific delivery charges. Additionally, participants opting to collect the ILC artifact in person from the TBS offices or use their own courier service should inform the ILC Administrator at the time of order placement.

Application Form

In order to register for any scheme please download the Calibration ILC Application Form, complete and submit one form per scheme.

+On-Demand ILC/PT Application Form (click)

+ILC/PT Plan – 2026/2027 (click)

On-Demand Calibration ILC Scheme (link 2)

On-Demand ILC/PT Scheme run on customer’s request. This scheme is designed to assist customers who wishes to participate in the ILCs/PTs which are not covered in the scheduled ILC scheme.

The cost of scheme participation is not fixed; it is dependent on a number of factors and clints are encouraged to contact the TBS office for a quotation. Client who wishes to participate in this scheme can find the details in the table below.

Application Form

In order to register for any scheme please download the ILC/PT Application Form, complete and submit one form per scheme.

+On-Demand ILC/PT Application Form (click)

5. Consultancy on Metrology

The Bureau offers professional metrology consultancy services in order to assist various industries to develop, maintain and improve their measurement systems.

This consultancy service includes but not limited to; setting-up calibration laboratories, prepare laboratory quality manuals, develop calibration methods, selection and management of measuring equipment, provide mentoring and coaching of personnel, documenting and calculating measurement uncertainty, metrological traceability management, laboratory accreditation support, and internal metrology audit services.

6. Technical Assistance in Measurement

The Bureau provides awareness on metrology matters to industries, laboratories, institutions, regulators and other stakeholders to disseminate metrology related information.

7. Provision of Reference Materials

A reference material (RM) is a material that is sufficiently homogeneous and stable with respect to one or more specified properties, which has been established to be fit for its intended use in a measurement process.

RMs act as trusted benchmark that allow quality control laboratories, regulators, researchers and industries to demonstrate that their measurements are reliable, accurate, comparable and traceable.

In order to realize production of RMs, the Bureau is embarking to develop infrastructure for producing reference materials to support sectors such as food, environment and health. Production of reference materials in the country aims to enhance availability of RMs and minimize the cost of importing them from abroad.

8. National Reference Time Service

TBS as the custodian of national measurement standards for time is focusing to offer the National Reference Time service.

The importance of this service is to ensure precise synchronization, accuracy, resiliency and security of time-sensitive equipment used in the national critical infrastructures. National critical infrastructure, includes; telecommunications, financial networks, power grids, transportation system, security system, defence system and emergency services.

9. Scientific Equipment Maintenance Service

The Bureau provides maintenance services for scientific equipment used in metrology, research and development, manufacturing industries, education and training, quality control and inspection, and equipment used for diagnosis and/or treatment of human beings and animals.

10. Licensing of calibration labs: 

TBS licenses calibration laboratories operating in the country to ensure that calibration services are provided by a legal, competent, properly equipped and controlled entities, and that measurement results are reliable, accurate and traceable to recognized measurement standards.