Official UK procurement notice
East Cliff Stabilisation Works
Authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEngineering works to stabilise the East Cliff including options for: demolition of the upper and lower buildings and removal of lift mechanism and rails; reprofiling overhang; installation of soil nails and mesh; restoration work; reseeding; relocation of SSEN transformer.
CPV: Cliff-stabilisation works
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£3,600,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lot awarding rule: Quality Score (40%) Price Score (60%) The Council has 4 pricing options these being: • Option A - Full site remediation • Option B - Stabilisation (western and eastern cliffs) • Option C - Cliff stabilisation (eastern cliff only) • Option D - Cliff stabilisation (eastern cliff only) The Councils preferred option is Option A. If Option A is not affordable, the Council will refer to Option B and if that is not affordable then Option C and if that is not affordable then Option D. Option B will only be evaluated if there are no successful bids under Option A. Option C will only be evaluated if are no successful bids under Options A & B. Option D will only be evaluated if are no successful bids under Options A, B & C.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Dec 2025, 12:15 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Feb 2026, 13:52 GMT
- Authority reference
DN797809- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-083316- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Apr 2026, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
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Timeline
16 Dec 2025 → 1 Sept 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published315 days ago16 Dec 2025, 12:15 GMT
- Latest notice published263 days ago6 Feb 2026, 13:52 GMT
- Clarification questions by221 days ago20 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline190 days ago20 Apr 2026, 14:00 BST
- Contract starts57 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Dec 2025- Tender notice published16 Dec 2025, 12:15 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published6 Jan 2026, 12:46 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published6 Feb 2026, 13:52 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 20 Apr 2026, 14:00 BST6 Feb 2026, 13:52 GMT+49 days · was 2 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT
Published amendments (1)
Tender submission deadline extended
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
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