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Published 31 Jul 2025, 09:30 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Hightown Dunes Coastal Defence Reprofiling Scheme

Official notice

Authority: Sefton Council (Local council)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: North West (UKD)
Published estimate£100,000≈ £133k / year · £100,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 22 Aug 2025
Contract term 9 moends 14 Jul 2026 · starts 15 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Sefton Council are one of the partners in the Alt Catchment Natural Flood Management (NFM) project, www.merseyrivers.org/index.php/projects/a… ↗. As one of the proposed NFM options Sefton Council are proposing a to nourish the foreshore and dunes at Hightown with material from the local sediment system due to an ongoing issue with erosion.

Sefton Council is seeking a suitably qualified contractor to deliver the Hightown Dunes Coastal Defence Reprofiling Scheme. The project aims to enhance the resilience of the dune system through sediment redistribution, reducing coastal erosion and flood risk. The works will involve the movement of accumulated sediment from the Alt Channel back into the dune system and on the foreshore, targeted placement of sand and silt to strengthen weak points, and site restoration post works.

CPV: Construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 9 moSMEPublished value£100,000
Contract period: 15 Oct 2025 – 14 Jul 2026 (9 mo)Value: £100,000 exc. VAT · £100,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible
45000000 Construction work

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Quality 70% Price 30%

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
31 Jul 2025, 09:30 BST
Last source update
31 Jul 2025, 09:35 BST
Authority reference
DN784828
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-044572
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Construction work
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0569c1 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
22 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
18 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.the-chest.org.uk ↗

Timeline

31 Jul 2025 → 15 Oct 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    31 Jul 2025, 09:30 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    18 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    22 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts380 days ago
    15 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    31 Jul 2025, 09:30 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    31 Jul 2025, 09:35 BST
    UK4
  3. Deadline moved to 22 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
    31 Jul 2025, 09:35 BST
    -3 days · was 25 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Published amendments (1)

correct response date now on notice

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PTHP-5656-DLCN Bootle Town Hall, Bootle, North West, L20 7AEContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
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