diff --git a/.github/workflows/create_pull_request.yml b/.github/workflows/create_pull_request.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..248e4ed1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/create_pull_request.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+name: Create Pull Request
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      branch_name:
+        description: "Branch name to create PR from"
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      PR_message:
+          description: "PR Message"
+          required: false
+          default: Automated PR generated using GHA
+          type: string
+          
+jobs:
+  create_pull_request:
+    name: Create Pull Request
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Create Pull Request
+        run: |
+          gh pr create \
+            --title "Automated tide pull request for release {{ release }}" \
+            --body "${{ inputs.PR_message }}" \
+            --base develop \
+            --head ${{ inputs.branch_name }} \
+            --repo ${{ github.repository }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/force_push_to_uat.yml b/.github/workflows/force_push_to_uat.yml
index ab53840d..34e29cf9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/force_push_to_uat.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/force_push_to_uat.yml
@@ -1,45 +1,41 @@
 name: force_push_to_uat
 
-on: 
+on:
   workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      branch_name:
+        description: "Branch name to push changes to (e.g., release/SCFA-1234)"
+        required: true
+        type: string
 
 jobs:
   force_push_to_uat:
-    name: force_push_to_uat
-    if: startsWith(github.event.branches[0].name, 'release/')
+    name: Force Push Branch to UAT
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Output caller branch
-        run: echo ${{ github.event.branches[0].name }}
-      - name: Output tested commit
-        run: echo ${{ github.event.branches[0].commit.sha }}
-      - name: Determine status state
-        run: |
-          output=$(curl -L \
-          -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-          -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
-          -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
-          https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/commits/${{ github.event.branches[0].commit.sha }}/status)
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0 # Fetch full branch history
 
-          api_status=$(echo "$output" | jq -r '.statuses[] | select(.context == "api") | .state')
-          e2e_status=$(echo "$output" | jq -r '.statuses[] | select(.context == "e2e_be") | .state')
-          build_status=$(echo "$output" | jq -r '.statuses[] | select(.context == "tide_build") | .state')
+      - name: Fetch and Pull Latest Changes
+        run: |
+          git fetch origin "${{ inputs.branch_name }}"
+          git checkout "${{ inputs.branch_name }}"
+          git pull origin "${{ inputs.branch_name }}" # Ensure latest commits are present
 
-          echo "API test status is $api_status"
-          echo "E2E test status is $e2e_status"
-          echo "Build status is $build_status"
+      - name: Log Branch State
+        run: |
+          echo "Branch state before force-push:"
+          git log --oneline -5
 
-          if [[ $api_status == "success" && $e2e_status == "failure" && $build_status == "failure" ]]; then
-            echo "==> All checks passed, deploying to UAT."
-            exit 0
-          else
-            echo "==> Checks pending or failed, holding."
-            exit 1
-          fi
-      - name: Force push
+      - name: Force Push to UAT
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
-          cd ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}
-          chmod +x .circleci/force-push-to-uat.sh
-          .circleci/force-push-to-uat.sh
\ No newline at end of file
+          git push origin "${{ inputs.branch_name }}:uat" --force
+
+      - name: Notify Completion
+        if: success()
+        run: echo "Branch ${{ inputs.branch_name }} has been force pushed to UAT."
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rel_export_config.yml b/.github/workflows/rel_export_config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f225837a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/rel_export_config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+name: export_config
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      branch_name:
+        description: "Branch name to export config and push changes (e.g., release/SCFA-1234)"
+        required: true
+        type: string
+
+env:
+  REGISTRY: ghcr.io
+
+jobs:
+  export_config:
+    name: Export Config and Push to Branch
+    runs-on: biggy
+    container:
+      image: ghcr.io/dpc-sdp/bay/ci-builder:5.x
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          fetch-tags: true
+
+      - name: Log into registry ghcr.io
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Uncomment database snapshot environment variable
+        run: |
+          sed -i 's|# DB_IMAGE_SNAPSHOT|DB_IMAGE_SNAPSHOT|' .env
+
+      - name: Configure Git
+        run: |
+          git config --global user.email "${{ secrets.DEPLOY_USER_EMAIL }}" && git config --global user.name "${{ secrets.DEPLOY_USER_NAME }}"
+
+      - name: Copy repo
+        run: |
+          chown -R $(id -u):$(id -g) $PWD
+          cp -R ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE} /app
+
+      - name: Run export script
+        run: |
+          cd /app
+          scripts/export-config-push-uat.sh "${{ inputs.branch_name }}"
+        env:
+          DEPLOY_USER_EMAIL: ${{ secrets.DEPLOY_USER_EMAIL }}
+          DEPLOY_USER_NAME: ${{ secrets.DEPLOY_USER_NAME }}
+
+      - name: Notify completion
+        if: success()
+        run: |
+          echo "Export config completed and pushed to branch ${{ inputs.branch_name }}."