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title: "PROC141 The Watch House Cromer"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06de7a"
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buyer: "North Norfolk District Council"
published: "2026-08-06"
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# PROC141 The Watch House Cromer

Buyer: North Norfolk District Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06de7a

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075009-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 6 Aug 2026 - 11 Sep 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £198,825 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | North Norfolk District Council |
| Locality | CROMER |
| Postcode area | Norwich |
| Postcode | NR27 9EN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH5 Norfolk |
| ITL 3 | TLH52 North and West Norfolk |
| Local authority | North Norfolk |
| Electoral ward | Cromer Town |
| Westminster constituency | North Norfolk |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | H. SMITH & SONS (HONINGHAM) LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45243110 - Cliff-stabilisation works

## Release History

- 6 Aug 2026 at 20:13 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075009-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075009-2026
  6th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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