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title: "Revitalising Lymington's Natural Defences: 2026 Innovation and Saltmarsh Restoration Campaign"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ca6a"
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published: "2026-07-14"
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# Revitalising Lymington's Natural Defences: 2026 Innovation and Saltmarsh Restoration Campaign

Buyer: THE CROWN ESTATE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ca6a

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## Summary

The Crown Estate, a central government public authority based in London, is spearheading the "Revitalising Lymington's Natural Defences: 2026 Innovation and Saltmarsh Restoration Campaign." This contracting process, awarded on the 14th of July, 2026, is now in the award stage with an active status. The contract has been directly awarded to Lymington Harbour Commissioners, located in Lymington, Hampshire. The project belongs to the services category, specifically environmental rehabilitation, and has a financial value of £597,000 gross. The contract period is scheduled to run from 27th July to 31st October 2026, across the UKJ region. This initiative involves the continuation of a saltmarsh restoration programme with important biodiversity and coastal resilience goals.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses involved in environmental rehabilitation and related services. The focus on innovative methodologies, such as high-viscosity pumping for sediment placement, offers room for companies boasting expertise in marine and coastal engineering to contribute their specialised knowledge. Moreover, organisations vested in biodiversity recovery and natural flood management solutions may find avenues for collaboration within the scope of this project. Engagement in this contract could position businesses as leaders in pioneering ecological restoration initiatives, further enhancing their competencies and expanding their portfolio in the public procurement arena.

## Notice

The Crown Estate is awarding a contract to Lymington Harbour Commissioners (LHC) for the delivery of the 2026 Boiler Marsh Beneficial Use of Dredged Sediment (BuDS) and Saltmarsh Restoration Campaign. The contract will deliver the next phase of a multi-year saltmarsh restoration programme at Lymington, including the testing of an innovative high-viscosity pumping methodology for the placement of dredged sediment within an open-coast saltmarsh environment. The project aims to restore and enhance saltmarsh habitat, improve coastal resilience, support biodiversity recovery, and generate evidence to inform future habitat restoration and natural flood management projects. LHC will manage and oversee delivery of the campaign, including environmental compliance, monitoring, stakeholder engagement and reporting.

### Procurement Information

The contract is being awarded directly to Lymington Harbour Commissioners (LHC) on the grounds of single supplier technical reasons. LHC is uniquely placed to deliver the requirement as the holder of the MMO Marine Licence and delivery lead for the wider Boiler Marsh restoration programme. Due to the limited delivery window, the need to maintain compliance with existing licence conditions and the requirement to preserve continuity within the innovation programme, no reasonable alternative supplier could deliver the requirement within the necessary timeframe without substantial duplication, delay and risk.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066016-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Jul 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 26 Jul 2026 - 31 Oct 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £498,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE CROWN ESTATE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1Y 4AH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | LYMINGTON HARBOUR COMMISSIONERS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90722000 - Environmental rehabilitation

## Release History

- 14 Jul 2026 at 09:40 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066016-2026
- 14 Jul 2026 at 08:55 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065965-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066016-2026
  14th July 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065965-2026
  14th July 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://lymingtonharbour.co.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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