Project record

Mermaid Beach breakwater walkway-unit recovery and repair

Participation
Awarded
Submission deadline
Participation checked

UK6 notice 097475-2026 names Chunnel Plant Hire and Contractors Limited for the six-unit repair at GBP 169,187.49 excluding VAT; signature is scheduled for 19 October 2026, with reinstatement and acceptance unconfirmed

Participation source

Folkestone and Hythe named Chunnel Plant Hire and Contractors Limited in its 15 October award notice for the recovery, repair and reinstatement of six 32-tonne walkway units at Mermaid Beach. The award value is GBP 169,187.49 excluding VAT. Signature is scheduled for 19 October 2026.

Mermaid Beach repair scope chart showing six walkway units of 32 tonnes and separate funding and tender estimates

IMWO original source-based repair-scope chart; unit symbols are a quantity schedule, not site positions or a lifting plan

Location

United Kingdom / Europe

Segment

Coastal infrastructure

Phase

Award / Confirmed

Last checked

19 October 2026

Coverage

Related sectors

Coastal infrastructure is the primary work classification. Related sectors connect this record to adjacent marine delivery and market coverage.

Subject index

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Project anatomy

Contract scope and delivery roles

Client / authority
The District Council of Folkestone and Hythe
Procurement references
FH2609040; 083907-2026; 097475-2026; ocds-h6vhtk-06f249
Delivery parties
Chunnel Plant Hire and Contractors Limited - named repair supplier
Contract route
FH2609040 was a below-threshold, single-stage open competition through Kent Business Portal. The notice weighted price at 70% and experience, delivery and safety at 10% each, requesting three marine-civil examples from the preceding five years. UK6 notice 097475-2026 records an award decision on 9 October and four final-stage bids, all from SMEs. Bidding attachments have not been obtained.
Execution window
The award notice retains a planned period from 19 October to 31 December 2026, with an extension provision and a dated maximum of 31 January 2027. Signature is scheduled for 19 October. Actual mobilisation, reinstatement and acceptance remain unconfirmed.
Works package
Recovery, repair and reinstatement of six 32-tonne precast concrete walkway units at Mermaid Beach, Folkestone. The council's 6 August account distinguishes the displaced concrete sections from the intact rock structure. Full repair details, lifting arrangements and temporary works have not been obtained.
Marine interfaces
The worksite is a public-access beach. The notice requires an approach to securing the site and protecting operatives and beach users. Tide and weather constraints, ground support, handling sequence and plant access need the technical documents and a project-specific method statement.
Commercial evidence boundary
The published award value is GBP 169,187.49 excluding VAT and GBP 203,024.99 including VAT. The original tender estimate was GBP 175,000 excluding VAT and GBP 210,000 including VAT. The council separately approved up to GBP 200,000 for repairs using prior-budget underspends. Payment terms and the final account remain unconfirmed.

Contract and delivery chain

Work packages and named roles

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

Procurement ownership

Six walkway-unit recovery, repair and reinstatement

Named party
Folkestone and Hythe District Council
Evidence status
Confirmed
Source position
The tender names the council and bounds the works to six 32-tonne concrete walkway units; its submission deadline has passed. Source
Repair award

Six walkway-unit recovery, repair and reinstatement

Named party
Chunnel Plant Hire and Contractors Limited
Evidence status
Confirmed
Source position
The 15 October UK6 notice names Chunnel for the repair award at GBP 169,187.49 excluding VAT; contract signature is scheduled for 19 October. Source
Field delivery

Unit handling, temporary works and reinstatement

Named party
Site and lifting arrangements unconfirmed
Evidence status
Not evidenced
Source position
Selected lifting plant, actual mobilisation, reinstatement and acceptance remain unconfirmed.

Project timeline

Material developments

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

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Council publishes repair award naming Chunnel

UK6 notice 097475-2026 records a 9 October award decision at GBP 169,187.49 excluding VAT and schedules signature for 19 October. The procurement is awarded; field delivery and acceptance remain unconfirmed.

Source

Council publishes six-unit repair tender

The published competition bounds the scope to recovery, repair and reinstatement of six concrete walkway units, with a 25 September submission deadline.

Source

Council reports repair funding approved

The owner identifies up to GBP 200,000 from prior-budget underspends and distinguishes displaced walkway sections from the intact rock structure.

Source

Evidence gap

What remains unverified

Outstanding evidence

  • Contract signature and executed scope
  • Lifting plant, temporary works and beach-access controls
  • Actual mobilisation and reinstated-unit evidence
  • Acceptance, payment and final-account records

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Reporting status

Project phase
Award
Evidence confidence
Confirmed
Last checked
19 October 2026
Cited sources
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