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Sheep's Green Watercourse Restoration

Cambridge City Council · Local authority

In brief

Cambridge City Council awarded construction and environmental work to Miles Water Engineering Ltd on 3 September 2026.

The notice gives a value of £150,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 5 months, starting 7 September 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

Cambridge City Council, working in partnership with Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) (principal funder) and Darwin College (Tenant leaseholder of part of the land), are seeking to restore permanent water flow to seasonally dry channels flowing through our Sheep's Green Local Nature Reserve in Newnham, Cambridge. These channels have been historically disconnected from the floodplain through the artificial raising of the main river and parallel Mill Race (Snobs Brook) to power the historic water mills and more recently aid recreational navigation. The attached construction plans detail the proposed scheme that currently has live applications for both Flood Risk Assessment Plan (FRAP - Environment Agency) and Section 38 - Works on Common Land (Planning Inspectorate). We are seeking an experienced river restoration contractor to deliver the scheme on this sensitive, public site close to the historic city centre. Bidders are required to demonstrate significant experience in delivering similar schemes on river floodplains with public access, grazing animals, tree and protected species constraints.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Miles Water Engineering Ltd (SME)
5 bids received
£198,717
Awarded 3 September 2026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 062444-2026
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 085673-2026

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From notice 062444-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 2 July 2026, last updated 10 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.