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Waterfront Connectivity Walkway

Hartlepool Borough Council

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14 Sep 2026 at 11:15

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Hartlepool Borough Council commissioned construction works for the Waterfront Connectivity Walkway. The scope covers the walkway works, including a steel frame and foundations on the dry side of Jackson Dock’s western slipway. This is a civil engineering and construction requirement, with the relevant classification describing construction work. Delivery is in Hartlepool, at Jackson Dock. The council is the public-sector buyer and commissioning authority. The requirement concerns physical infrastructure and structural works rather than routine maintenance, consultancy or supply-only activity. Businesses relevant to this procurement are construction contractors able to undertake steel-framed walkway works and associated foundation construction in a waterfront location, with the capability to coordinate the structural and groundworks elements as one project.

The procurement has been completed and awarded following a below-threshold limited competition. One lot was awarded to BCE Northern Limited. The contract was signed on 5 September 2026 and has a period from 27 September 2026 to 31 October 2026. Its value is £160,613 excluding VAT and £192,735 including VAT. The award is active and the contract is active. The procurement was evaluated through the limited-competition route under the Public Contracts Act 2023 framework identified for the process. The published outcome records a single supplier for the construction works, rather than separate awards to multiple contractors. This was a below-threshold opportunity managed directly by Hartlepool Borough Council.

This award provides a clear indication of Hartlepool Borough Council’s demand for focused civil engineering and waterfront access infrastructure. A credible future competitor would need practical experience delivering construction works that combine steel-frame fabrication or erection with substantial foundations, and the ability to manage these elements safely as an integrated package. Experience working around docks, slipways or other constrained waterfront environments would be commercially relevant because the requirement is located beside Jackson Dock. The successful supplier is recorded as an SME, showing that the work was suitable for a smaller construction business rather than only a major national contractor. Firms building a track record in local-authority infrastructure, structural construction and groundworks would be well placed to pursue comparable requirements from this buyer.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Waterfront Connectivity Walkway

Notice Description

Waterfront Connectivity Walkway works, including steel frame and foundations to the dry side of Jackson Dock western slipway.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f8ec
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086772-2026
Current Stage
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All Stages
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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

45000000 - Construction work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£160,613 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Sep 20262 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
27 Sep 2026 - 31 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
Hartlepool Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HARTLEPOOL
Postcode
TS24 8AY
Postcode Area
Cleveland
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC3 Tees Valley
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC31 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Hartlepool
Electoral Ward
Victoria
Westminster Constituency
Hartlepool

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BCE Northern Ltd

Further Information

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