Swanage Green Seafront Stabilisation and Enhancement Scheme

Some of Swanage's most cherished seafront public spaces - Sandpit Field, Weather Station Field, and the Spa beach hut area -are experiencing ongoing ground movement and slope instability. Cracks in retaining walls, uneven ground and erosion are putting the safety, usability, and long-term future of these spaces at risk. Home to the Swanage Carnival and numerous other regional events, Sandpit Field alone attracts over 100,000 visitors per annum - demonstrating the importance of the Green Seafront to Swanage's vibrant economy. To address this, Swanage Town Council is progressing the Swanage Green Seafront Stabilisation and Enhancement Scheme. This is a once in a generation opportunity to deliver a transformational scheme to stabilise, enhance and improve the seafront for the future in our thriving and popular seaside town. The Council, as the Contracting Authority, intends to undertake an open and transparent Preliminary Market Engagement process comprising the following activities: 1. a virtual supplier briefing open to all interested parties 2. a structured questionnaire to obtain direct feedback on a series of targeted questions The virtual supplier briefing will be held on Microsoft Teams by members of the project team at 11am on Thursday 16th July 2026. The event is anticipated to last no longer than one hour including opportunity for Q&A. Following the virtual briefing, the briefing deck and a questionnaire will be distributed. The questionnaire will seek attendees feedback on key elements of the scheme, the anticipated procurement and contracting processes. The Council has the following objectives for these Engagements: • to build market awareness of the project and share key information • develop an understanding of the potential supplier market and ensure the proposed approach is attractive to bidders and delivers a strong and competitive procurement outcome • validate the Council's balanced risk allocation strategy The session will be recorded and summarised to ensure suppliers have equal access to the same information. Organisations who wish to receive an invitation to attend should email procurement@swanage.gov.uk no later than 17:00 on Tuesday 14th July 2026 and provide all of the following information. • Name of attendee • Job role • Name and address of organisation you are representing • Email address On receipt of the above you will be added to the invitation list, and a Microsoft Teams meeting invitation will be issued during Wednesday 15th July. Following this event on 16th July, the questionnaire will be issued to all participants by the Contracting Authority with a response date of 31st July 2026.