Contract awardedFind a TenderSea defences

Folkestone to Hythe Beach Management Works 2025-30

Folkestone & Hythe District Council
South East
Open procedure
24 November 2025 to 2 November 2028

Maintenance of coastal defences along the Folkestone and Hythe frontage between Fisherman's Beach and Folkestone Harbour. The work involves seasonal beach recycling programmes and ad-hoc or emergency coastal protection works to maintain existing standards of defence. The contract requires plant hire and civil engineering capabilities to manage sediment movement and coastal infrastructure protection.

Open the official notice

Awarded value: £2.3m; As published
Published: 11 June 2025; Find a Tender
Awarded: 3 November 2025; CHUNNEL PLANT HIRE AND CONTRACTORS LIMITED
Contract length: 35 months; Ends 2 November 2028

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of coastal defence and beach management services, including beach recycling and emergency maintenance for local authority coastal frontages.

Lifecycle

Publishedon Find a Tender
11 June 2025
Contract awardedto CHUNNEL PLANT HIRE AND CONTRACTORS LIMITED
3 November 2025
Contract starts
24 November 2025
Contract ends
2 November 2028

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The buyer

Type: Council
Sea defences contracts, 24 months: 1
Open sea defences tenders: 0
Typical sea defences contract: £2.3m

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How it compares

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

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/323139/folkestone-to-hythe-beach-management-works-2025-30
Buyer reference: DN778222
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-054721
Source: Find a Tender
Last checked: 12 October 2026

Folkestone & Hythe District Council. Folkestone to Hythe Beach Management Works 2025-30. Contract award, 11 June 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/323139/folkestone-to-hythe-beach-management-works-2025-30 (accessed 12 October 2026).