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Published 16 Sept 2026, 14:29 BST

Official UK procurement notice

MBC - Provision of Flooding Avoidance – supplier engagement

Authority: Maidstone Borough Council (Local council)

WorksAbove threshold
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Budget not disclosed £0£0 inc. VAT
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 1 mostarts 17 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement 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

CPV: Flood-defences maintenance works · Flood-prevention works

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Planned 1 mo
Contract period: 17 Sept 2026 — 9 Oct 2026 (1 mo)
45246400 Flood-prevention works45246410 Flood-defences maintenance works

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
16 Sept 2026, 14:29 BST
Last source update
16 Sept 2026, 14:29 BST
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Flood-defences maintenance worksFlood-prevention works
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07738b

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

3 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published4 days ago
    16 Sept 2026, 14:29 BST
  2. Contract starts3 days ago
    17 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
  3. Market engagementin 20 days
    9 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST10 questions with the deadline of 09/10/2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    16 Sept 2026, 14:29 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Maidstone Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PGRT-5366-CGWY Maidstone House, King Street, Maidstone, South East, ME15 6JQ [email protected] 01892554126
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Official documents & specifications (1)

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Notices published for this procedure