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Bispham To Cocker Square Coastal Protection Scheme - Call off of SCAPE Civil Engineering Framework - England, Wales and Northern Ireland

Blackpool Council
North West
Selective procedure
16 March 2026 to 11 January 2030

Pre-construction and construction services for coastal protection, including the installation of rock headlands and access ramps to mitigate beach lowering. The project involves urgent structural repairs to existing defences, including recasting concrete, patching cracked reinforcement, and major improvements to a slipway. Detailed specifications for revetment repairs and access step reconstruction are to be defined during the design phase.

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Awarded value: £61.3m; As published
Published: 7 April 2026; Contracts Finder
Awarded: 4 February 2026; Balfour Beatty
Contract length: 46 months; Ends 11 January 2030

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of civil engineering and coastal protection construction services for large-scale maritime infrastructure and sea defence improvement projects.

Category: Construction work

Lifecycle

Publishedon Contracts Finder
7 April 2026
Contract awardedto Balfour Beatty
4 February 2026
Contract starts
16 March 2026
Contract ends
11 January 2030

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How it compares

233× the typical sea defences contract (£263k).

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/308018/bispham-to-cocker-square-coastal-protection-scheme-call-off-of-scape-civil-engin
Buyer reference: PM2026BCBCSCPS
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-f763246e-7587-4734-94b5-3163fcf7050a
Source: Contracts Finder
Last checked: 12 October 2026

Blackpool Council. Bispham To Cocker Square Coastal Protection Scheme - Call off of SCAPE Civil Engineering Framework - England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Contract award, 7 April 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/308018/bispham-to-cocker-square-coastal-protection-scheme-call-off-of-scape-civil-engin (accessed 12 October 2026).