# Wise Use of Water - Phase 1 \(Hoo Peninsula\) - Consultancy Services

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: Lower Medway Internal Drainage Board
- Contract winner: [Arcadis Consulting \(UK\) Ltd](/contract-winners/arcadis-consulting-uk/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £65,570
- Tender value: £143,500
- Award date: 29 July 2025
- Published: 22 September 2025
- Contract start: 1 August 2025
- Contract end: 31 January 2027
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 2681926a-b537-493d-996e-bbc4c020adb2-864711
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-510a7b3e-31a0-43ff-9427-19dddc0ed246

## Description

The North Kent Marshes Internal Drainage Board \(IDB\), in partnership with the RSPB, is seeking quotations from suitably qualified consultants to deliver Phase 1 of the "Wise Use of Water" project on the Hoo Peninsula\. This foundational study will establish an evidence base for adaptive water management across a lowland agricultural and designated habitat landscape\. The study will include desk-based hydrological assessment, stakeholder engagement, technical support for discharge monitoring, and interpretation of flow data to inform future water resource planning\. Phase 1 deliverables include: Reviewing and consolidating existing hydrological and regulatory data Supporting the IDB in discharge monitoring specification and interpreting seasonal flow trends Identifying risks and opportunities for long-term water management Recommending suitable options appraisal and modelling approaches \(if required\) The total estimated contract value is £94,500 to £143,500 \(excluding VAT\)\. A full description of the services and deliverables is included in the Invitation to Quote \(ITQ\) and Scope of Work documents\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2681926a-b537-493d-996e-bbc4c020adb2-864711)