Official UK procurement notice
Revitalising Lymington's Natural Defences: 2026 Innovation and Saltmarsh Restoration Campaign
Authority: The Crown Estate (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Crown Estate is awarding a contract to Lymington Harbour Commissioners (LHC) for the delivery of the 2026 Boiler Marsh Beneficial Use of Dredged Sediment (BuDS) and Saltmarsh Restoration Campaign. The contract will deliver the next phase of a multi-year saltmarsh restoration programme at Lymington, including the testing of an innovative high-viscosity pumping methodology for the placement of dredged sediment within an open-coast saltmarsh environment. The project aims to restore and enhance saltmarsh habitat, improve coastal resilience, support biodiversity recovery, and generate evidence to inform future habitat restoration and natural flood management projects. LHC will manage and oversee delivery of the campaign, including environmental compliance, monitoring, stakeholder engagement and reporting.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Jul 2026, 09:55 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Jul 2026, 10:40 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-066016- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ca6aFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
The contract is being awarded directly to Lymington Harbour Commissioners (LHC) on the grounds of single supplier technical reasons. LHC is uniquely placed to deliver the requirement as the holder of the MMO Marine Licence and delivery lead for the wider Boiler Marsh restoration programme. Due to the limited delivery window, the need to maintain compliance with existing licence conditions and the requirement to preserve continuity within the innovation programme, no reasonable alternative supplier could deliver the requirement within the necessary timeframe without substantial duplication, delay and risk.
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Jul 2026- Transparency notice published14 Jul 2026, 09:55 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published14 Jul 2026, 10:40 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected24 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lymington Harbour Commissioners27 Jul 2026 – 31 Oct 2026 | £498,000 | 14 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Lymington Harbour CommissionersAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender