Contract award · 30 Jul 2026

Hunstanton Coastal Defence Outline Business Case and Outline Design

King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council awarded “Hunstanton Coastal Defence Outline Business Case and Outline Design” to Balfour Beatty PLC for £787k.

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
£786,540
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Architecture & engineering · Project and design preparation, estimation of costs (CPV 71242000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date30 Jul 2026
  2. Published28 Aug 2026Published 29 days after the contract date

Description

Produce Outline Design, complete buildability review and assist with Submission of Outline Business Case to include (but is not limited to) services such as: -provide input into the Survey Schedule -identify any licenses and consents required for the delivery of the project including for temporary works -Develop high level construction methodology including temporary works for short list options and outline design methodology for final outline design -Outline design for coastal defence on each section A-G

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