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Selsey West Beach Urgent Works

Chichester District Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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21 Jul 2026 at 10:01

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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09 Jul 2026 at 15:18

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Summary of the contracting process

Chichester District Council commissioned urgent coastal-defence works at West Beach, at the western end of Selsey, to protect the existing defence line and reduce coastal flooding and erosion risk. The requirement covers an approximately 250-metre section of deteriorating coastal defences near the end of West Street. The works are intended to mitigate the strategic risk of failure before the wider Selsey Coastal Scheme reaches construction, while also supporting that scheme’s future delivery. This is a civil engineering and coastal infrastructure requirement, classified as coastal-defence works (CPV 45243000). The buyer is Chichester District Council, and delivery takes place on the Selsey peninsula in West Beach, West Sussex.

The procurement is complete and was awarded following a below-threshold limited competition. It comprised one lot and received three bids, all from SMEs at final stage. J.T. Mackley & Co Limited was awarded the contract on 9 July 2026 for £739,636 excluding VAT (£887,563 including VAT). The award period runs from 10 July to 9 October 2026; the signed contract is dated 20 July 2026 and runs from 21 July to 20 October 2026. Contract performance is measured through the NEC ECC Option C target-price and practical-completion arrangements, weather-related downtime mitigation, and resident engagement, including responses to enquiries within 48 hours and a 90% satisfaction target. The award is active and the contract is active.

This procurement shows demand for contractors able to deliver coastal-defence and marine civil-engineering works in exposed, erosion-prone environments, including urgent repairs to ageing structures. A credible competitor would need practical experience managing works that protect an existing defence line while enabling a longer-term coastal scheme, with the capacity to plan around weather disruption and recover lost time through resequencing or alternative activities. Strong contract-management capability is important, particularly experience working under NEC ECC Option C, target-price controls and practical-completion requirements. Suppliers should also be able to engage effectively with local residents, log enquiries and respond promptly, while demonstrating robust delivery, cost and time monitoring. The competition attracted three SME bids, indicating a scale accessible to capable specialist firms.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Selsey West Beach Urgent Works

Notice Description

The Selsey peninsula is an exposed coastline with a long history of managing coastal flood and erosion risk. Coastal defences reduce the risk of coastal flooding and erosion to the town of Selsey. Many of the defences were constructed in the 1950's and have reached, or are reaching, the end of their design life. In May 2024, the Council secured Grant in Aid (GiA) funding to undertake the option appraisal and outline design stage of the Selsey Coastal Scheme, which forms part of a 3.5-year programme of work. Following completion, the Scheme will be required to progress through two further approval gateways to secure additional GiA funding - the Outline Business Case and the Full Business Case. Construction is not anticipated to commence until 2030 at the earliest, subject to securing the necessary approvals and funding at each gateway. A ~250m section of coastal defences at the western end of the scheme study area (end of West Street, West Beach) is showing signs of deterioration. This section has previously required emergency repair works on two occasions, in2007 and 2023. Due to the age and condition of the existing structures, the potential failure of these coastal defences prior to the delivery phase of the Scheme represents a key strategic risk. The consequence of losing the existing sea defences, either in part or in full, would increase the cost of delivering the future Scheme as the existing structures will be relied upon to maintain the current defence line and provide the 'foundations' for new works. Therefore, urgent works are being progressed as a strategic risk mitigation action and long-term enabling measure for the Scheme.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c7c3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068544-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45243000 - Coastal-defence works

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£739,636 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
£739,636 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
9 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
21 Jul 2026 - 20 Oct 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Chichester District Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CHICHESTER
Postcode
PO19 1TY
Postcode Area
Portsmouth
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ27 West Sussex (South West)
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Chichester
Electoral Ward
Chichester Central
Westminster Constituency
Chichester

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

JT Mackley & Co. Ltd

Further Information

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