Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 28 Aug 2026, 14:01 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Hunstanton Coastal Defence Outline Business Case and Outline Design

Official notice

Authority: Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: East of England (UKH16)

Awarded value£786,540published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 30 Jul 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Balfour Beatty

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Produce Outline Design, complete buildability review and assist

with Submission of Outline Business Case

CPV: Civil engineering consultancy services · Civil engineering support services · Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works · Project and design preparation, estimation of costs

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Produce Outline Design, complete buildability review and assistAwarded

Produce Outline Design, complete buildability review and assist

with Submission of Outline Business Case to include (but is not limited to) services such as:

-provide input into the Survey Schedule

-identify any licenses and consents required for

the delivery of the project including for temporary works

-Develop high level construction methodology including temporary works for short list options and outline design methodology for final outline design

-Outline design for coastal defence on each section A-G

Delivery: East of England · Hunstanton

71242000 Project and design preparation, estimation of costs 71311100 Civil engineering support services 71322000 Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 28 Aug 2026, 14:01 BST
Last source update: 28 Aug 2026, 14:01 BST
Authority reference: BCKLWN390
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-082202
Classification (CPV): Civil engineering consultancy servicesCivil engineering support servicesEngineering design services for the construction of civil engineering worksProject and design preparation, estimation of costs
Delivery area: East of England (UKH16)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ee95 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Award via the SCAPE Civil Engineering Framework

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £786,5401 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Jul 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Balfour Beatty	£786,540 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 082202-2026-1 · Balfour Beatty
Signed
30 Jul 2026
Value
£786,540
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services King's Court, Chapel Street, King's Lynn, East of England, PE301EXContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Borough Council of King's Lynn & West NorfolkReview body King's Lynn

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Balfour Beatty PLCAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00395826 London, London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.