Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 7 Oct 2025, 10:38 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Hightown Dunes Coastal Defence Reprofiling Scheme

Official notice

Authority: Sefton Council (Local council)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£250,000≈ £333k / year · £250,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 4 Nov 2025awarded 28 Nov 2025
Awarded to Cheetham Hill Construction Ltd
Contract term 9 moends 4 Aug 2026 · starts 5 Nov 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 #1Awarded 9 moSMEPublished value£250,000
Contract period: 5 Nov 2025 – 4 Aug 2026 (9 mo)Value: £250,000 exc. VAT · £250,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible

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: 70% Quality 30% Price

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
Awarded
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
7 Oct 2025, 10:38 BST
Last source update
10 Dec 2025, 13:14 GMT
Authority reference
DN793130
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-062762
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Construction work
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a950 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
4 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
23 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

7 Oct 2025 → 10 Dec 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published386 days ago
    7 Oct 2025, 10:38 BST
  2. Clarification questions by370 days ago
    23 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline358 days ago
    4 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts357 days ago
    5 Nov 2025
  5. Latest notice published322 days ago
    10 Dec 2025, 13:14 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Oct 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    7 Oct 2025, 10:38 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    15 Oct 2025, 08:48 BST
    UK4
  3. Deadline moved to 4 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
    15 Oct 2025, 08:48 BST
    +14 days · was 21 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract details notice published
    10 Dec 2025, 13:14 GMT
    UK7
  5. Status changed to complete
    10 Dec 2025, 13:14 GMT
Published amendments (1)

The response date for submissions has been moved back to 12 noon on 4th November 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £250,0001 contract inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Nov 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Cheetham Hill Construction LtdSME£250,000 inc. VAT †—Awarded

Contracts

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender