--- title: "MBC - Provision of Flooding Avoidance - supplier engagement" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07738b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-07738b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07738b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07738b.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Maidstone Borough Council" published: "2026-09-16" --- # MBC - Provision of Flooding Avoidance - supplier engagement Buyer: Maidstone Borough Council Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07738b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-07738b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07738b.json) ## Summary 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. ## Notice 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 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087812-2026 | | 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 | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 16 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 17 Sep 2026 - 9 Oct 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Maidstone Borough Council | | Locality | MAIDSTONE | | Postcode area | Rochester | | Postcode | ME15 6JQ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent | | ITL 3 | TLJ45 Mid Kent | | Local authority | Maidstone | | Electoral ward | High Street | | Westminster constituency | Maidstone and Malling | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 45 - Construction work ### Codes - 45246400 - Flood-prevention works - 45246410 - Flood-defences maintenance works ## Release History - 16 Sep 2026 at 14:29 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087812-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087812-2026 16th September 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/4NSU4S99WY - https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Maidstone:-Flood-prevention-works./4NSU4S99WY - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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