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MBC - Provision of Flooding Avoidance – supplier engagement

Maidstone Borough Council · Local authority

In brief

Maidstone Borough Council has announced plans to buy construction work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The notice does not state a value.

The contract runs for 3 weeks, starting 17 September 2026.

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

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 3 bids per contract for this buyer (from 33 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

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

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 087812-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

40

Awards

23

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From notice 087812-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 16 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 27 September 2026.