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PROC141 The Watch House Cromer

North Norfolk District Council

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06 Aug 2026 at 20:13

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

North Norfolk District Council appointed a contractor for cliff-stabilisation works at The Watch House in Cromer. The requirement covers works on council land to stabilise the cliffs, including the installation of gabions. This is a civil engineering and coastal or geotechnical works opportunity, relevant to contractors experienced in slope stabilisation, erosion control, retaining structures and related groundworks. The buying organisation is North Norfolk District Council, a local public authority. Delivery is in Cromer, Norfolk. The procurement was arranged with support from Public Sector Partnership Services Ltd, which facilitated the process. The appointed supplier is H. Smith & Sons (Honingham) Limited, an SME based near Norwich. The requirement was treated as a single package of works.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded following a below-threshold open tender. One supplier was selected: H. Smith & Sons (Honingham) Limited. The award is active and covers the single package of cliff-stabilisation works. The contract was signed on 6 August 2026. The published contract period runs from 6 August 2026 to 11 September 2026, while the procurement description states that works actually began on 1 June 2026. The contract value is £198,825 excluding VAT and £238,590 including VAT. The tender used a below-threshold procedure; its detailed procurement method is recorded as unknown. The award information does not set out an evaluation weighting or separate selection criteria.

This award demonstrates a defined requirement for practical cliff-stabilisation works on a coastal site in Cromer, with gabion installation forming part of the solution. Suppliers well placed for comparable future work would be civil engineering or specialist groundworks contractors able to assess unstable slopes, design or install erosion-control measures, and manage construction safely on exposed or constrained land. Relevant experience should include gabions, retaining systems, earthworks, drainage or coastal protection, supported by competent site supervision and the capacity to deliver a complete stabilisation package. A small or medium-sized regional contractor can be credible, as the selected supplier is an SME based near Norwich. Firms seeking similar council work should be able to evidence reliable delivery, appropriate plant and experienced operatives.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

PROC141 The Watch House Cromer

Notice Description

North Norfolk District Council (the Council) is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified contractor to carry out works, including the installation of gabions, to stabilise the cliffs on the land of The Watch House, Cromer NOTE - A below-threshold open tender was published via NNDC's Delta platform - unable to publish Contract Details Notice on there (hence why unable to link). The contract was signed today but the works begun on 1st June 2026 - as the contract hadn't been signed prior to then, unable to publish this notice. Please ignore the contract start date - the accurate start date is 1st June 2026.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06de7a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075009-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45243110 - Cliff-stabilisation works

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£198,825 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
6 Aug 2026 - 11 Sep 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
North Norfolk District Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CROMER
Postcode
NR27 9EN
Postcode Area
Norwich
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH5 Norfolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH52 North and West Norfolk
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
North Norfolk
Electoral Ward
Cromer Town
Westminster Constituency
North Norfolk

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

H. SMITH & SONS (HONINGHAM) LIMITED

Further Information

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