Walpole Coast Protection Scheme Termination Notice

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Published March 24th, 2026

Detected March 24th, 2026

Summary

Thanet District Council has published a termination notice for the Walpole Coast Protection Scheme procurement. The decision was made on March 20, 2026, not to sign the contract due to a lack of compliant bids and cost prohibitive bids relative to the available budget. The council will revisit the scope and budget for a new opportunity.

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Thanet District Council has issued a termination notice for the Walpole Coast Protection Scheme procurement, as published on the UK Government's Find a Tender service. The decision, made on March 20, 2026, means the contract will not be signed. The reason cited for abandonment is the failure to receive any compliant bids that were capable of acceptance, with all compliant bids received being too expensive for the available budget.

This action necessitates a review of the project's scope against the available budget and participation conditions before a new contract opportunity can be re-tendered. Regulated entities involved in public procurement should note that this specific procurement has been terminated, and future opportunities may have revised requirements. No specific compliance deadline or penalty information is provided as this is a notice of contract termination.

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Termination

Walpole Coast Protection Scheme

Thanet District Council UK12: Procurement termination notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-026997

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05f4b6 (view related notices)

Published 24 March 2026, 4:28pm

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This contract will not be signed.

Date of decision not to sign contract

20 March 2026

Reason for not signing contract

A decision was made to abandon this procurement due to not receiving any compliant bids capable of acceptance and all compliant bids received being cost prohibitive in terms of budget available. It is deemed necessary to revisit the scope of the requirement against the budget available and the Participation Conditions for a new contract opportunity.