Project record

Burry Port Harbour emergency sand dredging

Participation
Awarded
Participation checked

Carmarthenshire County Council signed a GBP 425,000 excluding VAT emergency dredging contract with Kaymac Marine & Civil Engineering on 29 June 2026 for a 13 July to 31 October delivery window; the council has published no mobilisation, dredger, production, survey, completion or acceptance update

Participation source

Carmarthenshire County Council directly awarded Kaymac Marine & Civil Engineering the emergency sand-dredging works at Burry Port Harbour. The contract covers the outer harbour and approach channel and moves recovered sand to a deposition site on East Beach. The UK7 contract-details notice records GBP 425,000 excluding VAT, GBP 510,000 including VAT, signature on 29 June 2026 and a planned 13 July to 31 October 2026 period. A separate GBP 48,848 excluding VAT consultancy contract with Anthony D. Bates Partnership runs to 25 November 2026 and covers mechanical and water-injection dredging advice plus a 5-10 year maintenance strategy. Neither notice proves physical mobilisation or accepted output.

Reconstruction of Burry Port Harbour sand dredging across the outer harbour and approach channel, with controlled placement toward East Beach

IMWO artist's impression of the published Burry Port Harbour emergency sand dredging scope

Location

United Kingdom / Europe

Segment

Maintenance dredging, approach-channel access and beach placement

Phase

Award / Confirmed

Last checked

14 October 2026

Coverage

Related sectors

Maintenance dredging, approach-channel access and beach placement is the primary work classification. Related sectors connect this record to adjacent marine delivery and market coverage.

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Project anatomy

Contract scope and delivery roles

Client / authority
Carmarthenshire County Council - contracting authority, harbour owner and statutory harbour authority
Procurement references
ocds-h6vhtk-05ef1b; 079901-2025; ocds-h6vhtk-06cc40; 066954-2026
Delivery parties
Kaymac Marine & Civil Engineering Ltd - confirmed emergency dredging works contractor, Anthony D. Bates Partnership LLP - confirmed dredging consultancy supplier for mechanical and water-injection dredging advice and a 5-10 year maintenance strategy, The Marine Group - marina manager named in the council masterplan; no role in either cited dredging contract is established, Dredger or pumping-plant operator, hydrographic surveyor, environmental monitor, East Beach placement party and other lower tiers - not publicly identified
Contract route
The council used a below-threshold direct procedure without competition for both packages. Kaymac's UK7 contract-details notice is OCID ocds-h6vhtk-06cc40, published 15 July 2026. The Anthony D. Bates consultancy is OCID ocds-h6vhtk-05ef1b, published 4 December 2025. The notices establish contractual roles and commercial baselines, not physical delivery or completion.
Execution window
Kaymac's contract was signed 29 June 2026 and carries a planned 13 July-31 October 2026 period. The consultancy was signed 4 December 2025 and runs to 25 November 2026. These are contractual dates only: no cited public record confirms mobilisation, first dredging, production progress, completion, handover or acceptance.
Works package
The emergency works notice specifies sand dredging in the outer harbour and approach channel with movement to a deposition site on East Beach. The consultancy covers advice on planned maintenance dredging by mechanical and water-injection methods and the work required to maintain the outer harbour and approach channel for 5-10 years. Public records do not state sediment quantity or quality, design or maintenance depth, method selected for the emergency works, dredger or pump, pipeline or haul route, survey standard, East Beach placement limits, permit conditions or acceptance criteria.
Marine interfaces
The workfront connects a 450-berth marina, outer harbour, tidal approach channel and East Beach placement area. Harbour access, marina users, navigation control, hydrographic verification, sediment suitability, tidal production, environmental monitoring and beach-placement acceptance therefore need coordinated evidence. The council masterplan's rolling dredging programme and separate long-term consultancy indicate an ongoing maintenance problem, but neither source proves this emergency package's field performance.
Commercial evidence boundary
Kaymac's contract is GBP 425,000 excluding VAT and GBP 510,000 including VAT. The Anthony D. Bates consultancy is GBP 48,848 excluding VAT and GBP 58,618 including VAT. The council separately approved GBP 1 million for Burry Port Harbour within its 2026-31 capital programme. These are three different commercial boundaries and must not be added together or treated as final spend, package funding, savings, overruns or final account without a council reconciliation.

Contract and delivery chain

Work packages and named roles

Published scope, named parties and supporting evidence for each workstream.

Emergency dredging works

Outer-harbour and approach-channel sand dredging with movement to East Beach

Named party
Kaymac Marine & Civil Engineering Ltd
Evidence status
Confirmed
Source position
The UK7 notice and OCDS record name Kaymac, classify dredging and pumping works, record GBP 425,000 excluding VAT and set a 13 July-31 October 2026 contract period. Source
Maintenance-dredging consultancy

Mechanical and water-injection dredging advice plus a 5-10 year outer-harbour and approach-channel maintenance strategy

Named party
Anthony D. Bates Partnership LLP
Evidence status
Confirmed
Source position
The separate UK7 notice records a GBP 48,848 excluding VAT consultancy contract running from 4 December 2025 to 25 November 2026. Source
Harbour programme context

450-berth marina, rolling dredging programme and harbour investment

Named party
Carmarthenshire County Council
Evidence status
Confirmed
Source position
The council identifies itself as harbour owner and authority, lists a rolling dredging programme in the Burry Port masterplan and approved GBP 1 million for the harbour in its five-year capital programme. No cited source assigns that full allocation to the emergency works. Source
Field delivery and closeout

Mobilisation, production, survey, placement acceptance, completion and final account

Named party
Not publicly evidenced
Evidence status
Not evidenced
Source position
No cited public record identifies the emergency plant or lower tiers, confirms physical start, reports dredged quantity or achieved depth, accepts East Beach placement, certifies completion or states paid and final values.

Project timeline

Material developments

Dated events that changed scope, counterparties, delivery, commissioning or operating status.

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Find a Tender published Kaymac's emergency dredging contract details

The notice fixes the contractor, direct procurement route, GBP 425,000 excluding VAT baseline, planned period and East Beach destination while leaving field delivery open.

Source

Kaymac's contractual delivery period began

The start date is a contractual baseline and must not be treated as proof that equipment mobilised or dredging began.

Source

Council signed the emergency works contract with Kaymac

The signed contract establishes the delivery party and commercial baseline, while mobilisation, production, survey acceptance and completed output remain undisclosed.

Source

Council approved GBP 1 million for Burry Port Harbour

The capital programme strengthens owner-side investment context but does not allocate the full amount to either dredging contract.

Source

Anthony D. Bates Partnership received the dredging consultancy contract

The advisory package adds mechanical and water-injection method review plus a 5-10 year maintenance horizon, separate from Kaymac's later works contract.

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Evidence gap

What remains unverified

Outstanding evidence

  • Kaymac mobilisation date, dredger or pumping plant and named lower tiers
  • Selected emergency dredging method and any relation to mechanical or water-injection advice
  • Hydrographic baseline, completion survey, design depth and accepted quantity
  • Sediment testing, permits, East Beach placement limits and environmental acceptance
  • Harbour access, marina restrictions, notices to mariners and reopening outcome
  • Kaymac progress, variations, practical completion, payments and final account
  • Anthony D. Bates 5-10 year maintenance strategy and recommended dredging regime
  • Reconciliation of the GBP 1 million capital allocation with individual harbour packages

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Reporting status

Project phase
Award
Evidence confidence
Confirmed
Last checked
14 October 2026
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