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MBC - Provision of Flooding Avoidance - supplier engagement

Maidstone Borough Council

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Planning

16 Sep 2026 at 14:29

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Maidstone Borough Council intends to develop a flood protection scheme at the Fairmeadow Underpass on the River Medway in Maidstone. The works are intended to avoid future flooding in the underpass and the adjacent area along the A229, protecting nearby residential and commercial buildings. The procurement is for flood-prevention works, including flood-defence maintenance works. It is classified as works rather than goods or services. The project is relevant to contractors delivering civil engineering, flood defence, water-management or related infrastructure works, particularly those able to work on flood-risk assets in an urban setting and around transport infrastructure. The named delivery area is Maidstone, along the River Medway and the A229 corridor.

This procurement is at the planning stage and is being used for supplier engagement; it is not an invitation to tender. The council has scheduled market engagement involving 10 questions, with responses expected by 9 October 2026. The stated planning period runs from 17 September to 9 October 2026. The procurement is intended to be above the relevant threshold, with a recorded gross value of £0 in GBP. One lot is planned, covering the flood protection scheme. The data does not set out a procurement method, expected tender procedure, award criteria, contract duration beyond the stated planning dates, or a bid deadline. Suppliers should treat the engagement as an opportunity to inform the council’s developing requirements rather than as a current tender competition.

The future requirement should suit established flood-prevention and civil engineering contractors, including businesses specialising in flood barriers, flood-defence infrastructure, drainage-related works or maintenance of water-management assets. Experience working beside rivers, roads and built-up areas would be commercially relevant because the scheme concerns the River Medway, the Fairmeadow Underpass and buildings alongside the A229. Firms with the capacity to plan and deliver physical flood-protection works, manage construction interfaces and maintain flood-defence assets should monitor the project as it develops. The engagement gives relevant suppliers a chance to explain their capabilities and help shape the eventual specification. It is preparation for a later market opportunity, not work that can be bid for now.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

MBC - Provision of Flooding Avoidance - supplier engagement

Notice Description

Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) is seeking to deliver a Flood Protection Scheme to the Fairmeadow Underpass, along the River Medway, in Maidstone, to provide avoidance of future flooding to this area and adjacent area along the A229. This scheme has been designed to manage future flood risk and to protect local residential and commercial buildings in the area. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Maidstone:-Flood-prevention-works./4NSU4S99WY To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/4NSU4S99WY

Planning Information

10 questions with the deadline of 09/10/2026

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07738b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087812-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45246400 - Flood-prevention works

45246410 - Flood-defences maintenance works

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Sep 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
17 Sep 2026 - 9 Oct 2026 30 days
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Maidstone Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MAIDSTONE
Postcode
ME15 6JQ
Postcode Area
Rochester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ4 Kent
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ45 Mid Kent
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Maidstone
Electoral Ward
High Street
Westminster Constituency
Maidstone and Malling

Further Information

Notice Documents

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