Maintenance Dredging
Salcombe's March contract names Van Oord for estuary dredging
Salcombe Harbour Authority's 22 June 2026 report confirms Van Oord completed dredging at Batson, Lincombe and Kingsbridge, with pontoons reinstated and reopened by April. Published draft meeting minutes record subsequent receipt of the post-dredge survey. The signed value is GBP 101,600 excluding VAT; accepted levels, final account and supplier payment remain unconfirmed.
Owner report confirms completed dredging
The 22 June Harbour Master report, section 3.5.2, and published draft minutes, SH.07/26, establish the delivery and survey chronology. UK7/OCDS retains the signed value and estimated contract period; UK4 retains the expected method. The 2015 and 2021 contracts remain historical context.
Completed basin and restored pontoon access
The Harbour Master attributes rapid pontoon reinstatement to the finish and consistency of the Kingsbridge basin. This gives an operational result against which engineers can assess the survey and formal handover. The actual method, quantities and accepted levels remain necessary for a like-for-like engineering comparison.
Evidence conclusion
Survey receipt precedes the final account
Van Oord UK Limited signed the GBP 101,600 excluding-VAT contract on 11 March 2026. The owner subsequently reported completed dredging and pontoon reopening by April, after deployment delayed by bad weather and a mechanical fault. The agenda report was awaiting survey results; published draft minutes for the 22 June meeting record their subsequent receipt. Those minutes assign recent dredging expenditure to 2026/27 and anticipate completion within budget. Actual survey levels, formal acceptance, assessed amount, final account and supplier payment are not stated. Water injection dredging remains the tendered expectation; the cited owner text does not confirm the method or plant used.
Outstanding evidence
- Actual start and completion dates, plant and dredging method
- Measured quantities by Batson Creek, Lincombe and Kingsbridge
- Received post-dredge survey and accepted hydrographic levels
- Environmental monitoring and sediment-dispersion controls
- Formal completion and owner acceptance records
- 2026/27 assessed or final account and item-specific supplier payment
- Survey, monitoring, support-vessel and other downstream parties
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Sources used 8
- South Hams Dredging contract details notice Find a Tender, 11 March 2026
- South Hams Dredging OCDS record package Find a Tender API, Record reviewed 6 August 2026
- South Hams Dredging tender notice Find a Tender, 5 November 2025
- 2021 Dredging, Salcombe Harbour award OCDS release Contracts Finder, 8 July 2021
- 2015 Salcombe Harbour Estuary Dredging award OCDS release Contracts Finder, 23 November 2015
- Salcombe Harbour Authority operating context Salcombe Harbour Authority, Current page reviewed 6 August 2026
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Harbour Master's report to Salcombe Harbour Board, section 3.5.2
Salcombe Harbour Authority / South Hams District Council, 22 June 2026
Pages 5-6 record completed dredging and pontoon reopening by April; the report was awaiting the post-dredge survey.
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Published draft minutes of Salcombe Harbour Board, SH.07/26
South Hams District Council, 22 June 2026
Page 3 records subsequent survey receipt and anticipated 2026/27 expenditure reporting. Draft minutes; final account and supplier payment are not stated.