Sheep's Green Watercourse Restoration

Cambridge City Council
East of England
Open procedure
1 October 2026 to 1 March 2027

Restoration of permanent water flow to seasonally dry channels within a local nature reserve. The project involves reconnecting channels to the floodplain, requiring sensitive civil engineering works on a public site near a historic city centre. The contractor must manage site access and environmental constraints while delivering the specified hydraulic improvements.

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Awarded value: £199k; As published
Published: 2 July 2026; Find a Tender
Awarded: 3 September 2026; Miles Water Engineering Ltd
Contract length: 5 months; Ends 1 March 2027

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of specialist river restoration and watercourse engineering services for sensitive environmental and public nature reserve sites.

Lifecycle

Publishedon Find a Tender
2 July 2026
Contract awardedto Miles Water Engineering Ltd
3 September 2026
Contract starts
1 October 2026
Contract ends
1 March 2027

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The buyer

Type: Council
River restoration contracts, 24 months: 2
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Typical river restoration contract: £139k

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How it compares

2.5× the typical river restoration contract (£80k).

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3634350/sheep-s-green-watercourse-restoration
Buyer reference: DN821053
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-06c2bd
Source: Find a Tender
Last checked: 12 October 2026

Cambridge City Council. Sheep's Green Watercourse Restoration. Contract award, 2 July 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3634350/sheep-s-green-watercourse-restoration (accessed 12 October 2026).