# West Dean Tunnel Southern Portal Remediation

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [South Downs National Park Authority](/buyers/south-downs-national-park-authority/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £35,000
- Published: 8 June 2017
- Planned start: 21 July 2017
- Planned end: 30 September 2017
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: works
- Notice ID: 2e2f7632-dcdf-4fc4-bdd5-878a9404573c-153025
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ed1fc685-9cb3-4a69-a863-6cbfb43a08e4

## Description

West Dean Tunnel is situated on a disused branch railway line between Midhurst and Chichester built and operated by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway\. The railway was opened in 1881 and closed to passenger traffic in the 1930's and ceased operating as a freight line in 1953\. The current Centurion Way path terminates at the West Dean tunnel southern entrance\. This specification relates to making the tunnel portal safe for any cyclists or pedestrian that may approach the area\. An engineering visual inspection of the tunnel and tunnel portal has been carried out and forms the basis of this specification\. This specification relates to remediating elements of the portal structure to make safe \(removal of vegetation, replacing of brickwork and re-pointing of brickwork\) and does not involve any large scale structural repairs\. Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

## Related contract awards

- [Single Supplier Framework for the provision of Architectural Consultation and Services, Centurion Way - AWARD](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-62e4bc51-5d44-4d92-90b0-f825bdbb6984): South Downs National Park Authority
- [Downs to the Sea: Monitoring & Evaluation of Delivery Phase - AWARD](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-daf7fa5b-a92f-47d4-9d78-6e6483645ea2): South Downs National Park Authority
- [Award Notice: Planning Service Back Office Solution \(Hosted environment, software and scanning services\)](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-8f95fb95-e487-486d-b897-a70d4f9d9d68): South Downs National Park Authority

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2e2f7632-dcdf-4fc4-bdd5-878a9404573c-153025)