Contract awardedFind a TenderSea defences

Engineering Services requiring Design and Construction Services for Sidmouth and East Beach Coastal Defence Scheme

East Devon District Council
South West
Open procedure
15 September 2026 to 29 March 2030

Delivery of coastal defence works including beach renourishment, installation of rock groynes and offshore breakwaters, and upgrades to splash walls and flood gates. The project requires detailed technical modelling, stakeholder management, and integration with existing heritage assets and fluvial-coastal interfaces under an NEC4 Option C contract.

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Awarded value: £18.9m; As published
Published: 20 May 2025; Find a Tender
Awarded: 30 June 2026; Boskalis Westminster Ltd
Contract length: 42 months; Ends 29 March 2030

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of specialist coastal and marine engineering design and construction services for flood and erosion risk management infrastructure projects.

Lifecycle

Publishedon Find a Tender
20 May 2025
Contract awardedto Boskalis Westminster Ltd
30 June 2026
Contract starts
15 September 2026
Contract ends
29 March 2030

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The buyer

Type: Council
Sea defences contracts, 24 months: 2
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How it compares

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

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/321980/engineering-services-requiring-design-and-construction-services-for-sidmouth-and
Buyer reference: ED0373-25
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-051908
Source: Find a Tender
Last checked: 12 October 2026

East Devon District Council. Engineering Services requiring Design and Construction Services for Sidmouth and East Beach Coastal Defence Scheme. Contract award, 20 May 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/321980/engineering-services-requiring-design-and-construction-services-for-sidmouth-and (accessed 12 October 2026).