Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be3-4c41-72a3-af8f-f9c4aadcf1f1/strood-flood-defence-strategy closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Strood Flood Defence Strategy [Medway Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/medway-council) Estimated value £48,000 Published 3 Jul 2026 Deadline Closed 29 Jul 2026 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Below-threshold contract Buyers cannot shortlist bidders on suitability before tenders are in, so everyone gets to submit a bid (except some larger works contracts). [Procurement Act 2023, section 85](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/section/85) - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The approach is to produce a forward-looking flood defence strategy for Strood that defines the preferred investment pathway for effective and sustainable coastal flood risk management. This work will build on the overarching Hold the Line policy through to 2118, setting out a clear and evidence-based approach to safeguarding Strood’s communities and supporting future regeneration by providing resilience against tidal flooding up to the 1 in 200-year return period event. This should be achieved by drawing on the extensive data and analysis generated, ensuring continuity, efficiency, and consistency in the evidence base that will underpin recommendations. This should draw upon the following to set the strategic direction for investment: •2016 Strood Flood Defence Strategy; •the wider 2019 Medway Estuary and Swale Strategy; and •the 2021 sub-model update and appraisal work. The 2024 North Kent Coast Model (and Strood sub-model), bathymetric and LiDAR datasets, property and development datasets (such as NRD), as well as asset information from the Environment Agency and LLFAs to ensure a comprehensive and data-driven foundation for the appraisal should be utilised. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: [kentbusinessportal.org.uk](https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Chatham:-Civil-engineering-consultancy-services./8S3FE25D5J) To respond to this opportunity, please click here: [kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/8S3FE25D5J](https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/8S3FE25D5J) Read full description ## CPV classification Civil engineering consultancy services Environmental engineering consultancy services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-06c347-2026-07-03T11:50:53+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-06c347-2026-07-03T11:50:53+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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