Published date: 8 September 2021

Last edited date: 16 September 2021

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 1 October 2021, 2pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Construction work for water projects - 45240000

  • River regulation and flood control works - 45246000

  • Flood-prevention works - 45246400

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£100,000 to £150,000

Procurement reference

KENT001-DN567761-42952776

Published date

8 September 2021

Closing date

1 October 2021

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

11 October 2021

Contract end date

30 November 2021

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Not applicable

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Kent County Council's Darent Valley Landscape Partnership Scheme (DVLPS) team are seeking to award a contract to undertake Natural Flood Management (NFM) works on three sites in the Chevening Estate. The features will include large woody debris, scrapes, swales, leaky fences an, fencing and meanders with the idea being that these features will act as natural flood management features on the estate are Upper catchment of the River Darent. All areas chosen for NFM projects have had flooding issues in the past.

The project will be funded by National Lottery Heritage Fund and The TRIPLE-C project which forms part of a wider delivery programme through the Heritage Lottery Funded Darent Valley Landscape Partnership Scheme (DVLPS) which will work to ensure the ongoing conservation and enjoyment of the landscape. In delivering the objectives of the DVLPS the natural flood management measures must seek to achieve flood reduction whilst respecting and enhancing the landscape character in the upper catchment of the valley between Westerham and Sevenoaks.

For further information and to respond to the opportunity, please visit https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

SC21045 - Upper Darent Flood Management Contract

  • Opportunity
  • Published 8 September 2021

About the buyer

Contact name

Laura Garay

Address

Sessions House
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 3000416282

Email

Laura.Garay@kent.gov.uk

Website

http://www.kent.gov.uk