Contract award · 28 Feb 2026

Hunstanton Coastal Defence Project Design & Consultation

King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council awarded “Hunstanton Coastal Defence Project Design & Consultation” to Balfour Beatty PLC for £193k.

No competitionArchitecture & engineeringEast of England

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

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Key facts

Buyer
King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council · Regional or local authority
Value
£193,000
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Architecture & engineering · Structural engineering consultancy services (CPV 71312000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date28 Feb 2026
  2. Published14 Apr 2026Published 45 days after the contract date

Description

The Consultant is to: - Review reports following Window Sampling works - Arrange, attend and produce a report following Workshops - Assign a designer - Complete a Funding Viability Assessment Report for the project

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