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title: "Hightown Dunes Coastal Defence Reprofiling Scheme"
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# Hightown Dunes Coastal Defence Reprofiling Scheme

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hightown-dunes-coastal-defence-reprofiling-scheme-ocds-h6vhtk-0569c1). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Sefton Council: "Hightown Dunes Coastal Defence Reprofiling Scheme". Published status: active. Published Value: £100,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 22 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.the-chest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Sefton Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/sefton-council-ons-e08000014)
- **Published Value:** £100,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 22 August 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Construction work
- **Delivery Location:** UKD
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hightown-dunes-coastal-defence-reprofiling-scheme-ocds-h6vhtk-0569c1#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0569c1`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
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- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hightown-dunes-coastal-defence-reprofiling-scheme-ocds-h6vhtk-0569c1#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [the-chest.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.the-chest.org.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hightown-dunes-coastal-defence-reprofiling-scheme-ocds-h6vhtk-0569c1#participate

## Description
Sefton Council are one of the partners in the Alt Catchment Natural Flood Management (NFM) project, https://www.merseyrivers.org/index.php/projects/alt-catchment-nfm. 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 45000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £100,000

- **Contract Period:** 14/10/2025 to 14/07/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F044572-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-07-31T08:35:43.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-30T10:47:57.381Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0569c1