Contract awardedFind a TenderSea defences

Langstone Coastal Defence Scheme

Havant Borough Council
South East
Selective procedure
1 June 2026 to 3 December 2029

Construction of 1km of continuous coastal defences including earth raising, flood embankments, reinforced concrete flood walls, sheet-piled walls, flood glass, flood gates, and demountable defences. The project requires Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) to optimise buildability and cost, managed under an NEC4 Option C target cost contract with a pain/gain share mechanism.

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Awarded value: £14m; As published
Published: 12 August 2025; Find a Tender
Awarded: 1 May 2026; Jackson Civil Engineering
Contract length: 42 months; Ends 3 December 2029

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of civil engineering and coastal defence construction services for flood and erosion risk management infrastructure projects.

Lifecycle

Publishedon Find a Tender
12 August 2025
Contract awardedto Jackson Civil Engineering
1 May 2026
Contract starts
1 June 2026
Contract ends
3 December 2029

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The buyer

Type: Council
Sea defences contracts, 24 months: 2
Open sea defences tenders: 0
Typical sea defences contract: £7m

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How it compares

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

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/985195/langstone-coastal-defence-scheme
Buyer reference: Not published
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-0585fc
Source: Find a Tender
Last checked: 12 October 2026

Havant Borough Council. Langstone Coastal Defence Scheme. Contract award, 12 August 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/985195/langstone-coastal-defence-scheme (accessed 12 October 2026).