Official UK procurement notice
Walpole Coast Protection Scheme
Authority: Thanet District Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThanet District Council wishes to select and appoint a suitable supplier for the provision of civil engineering construction works at Walpole Bay in the Thanet District, including the replacement of a section of sea wall, coping stabilisation, and concrete sea wall repairs and invites prospective bidders to submit a Tender to meet the Employer’s requirements.
The Contract is anticipated to commence upon March 2026 for a duration of 22 weeks.
Important Information: All procurement documents are attached to the notice and available for suppliers to download from the Kent Business Portal (www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk ↗) and complete according to instructions contained.
The procurement process will be undertaken on the basis of formal Tenders. Evaluation will be on the basis of criteria and methodology as set out in the Invitation to Tender documents.
Any clarifications or questions must be submitted via the Message area of the Kent Business Portal by no later than 14.00hrs on 23 January 2026.
Completed tender documents must be submitted electronically via the Kent Business Portal by no later than 14.00hrs on 06 February 2026.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Margat… ↗
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
CPV: Coastal-defence works · Construction work · Marine construction works · Sea wall construction work · Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Criterion 2: 50%
- Criterion 1: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Criterion 1: Price
- Criterion 2: Quality
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Cancelled
- 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
- 12 Dec 2025, 12:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 24 Mar 2026, 16:28 GMT
- Authority reference
T661- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-082414- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f4b6Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Feb 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Jan 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
All procurement documents are attached to the notice and available for suppliers to download from the Kent Business Portal at www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk ↗ and complete according to instructions contained.
Timeline
12 Dec 2025 → 24 Mar 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published318 days ago12 Dec 2025, 12:05 GMT
- Clarification questions by276 days ago23 Jan 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Submission deadline262 days ago6 Feb 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Contract starts225 days ago16 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published216 days ago24 Mar 2026, 16:28 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Dec 2025- Tender notice published12 Dec 2025, 12:05 GMTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published24 Mar 2026, 16:28 GMTUK12
- Status changed to complete24 Mar 2026, 16:28 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 20 Mar 2026 | CancelledA decision was made to abandon this procurement due to not receiving any compliant bids capable of acceptance and all compliant bids received being cost prohibitive in terms of budget available. It is deemed necessary to revisit the scope of the requirement against the budget available and the Participation Conditions for a new contract opportunity. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender