Tender

Provision of Minor Archaeological Services

HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT SCOTLAND

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Tender

27 Jul 2022 at 13:26

Summary of the contracting process

Historic Environment Scotland is currently seeking tenders for the provision of Minor Archaeological Services, valued at £320,000. This procurement falls under the "services" category, specifically focusing on archaeological services, and is linked to various Historic Environment Scotland properties across Scotland. The procurement process is in the open tender stage, with submissions due by 29th August 2022. The potential contract will be active for an initial period of 24 months, with options to extend for an additional 24 months, reflecting a total possible contract duration of 48 months.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses engaged in archaeological services, particularly those with expertise in conservation, maintenance, and presentation programmes that require archaeological oversight. Companies offering excavation work, geophysical surveys, or those capable of conducting small to large-scale archaeological services will be well positioned to compete. Additionally, bidders must demonstrate relevant experience and possess the necessary insurance and financial assurances to ensure compliance with Historic Environment Scotland's requirements.

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Notice Title

Provision of Minor Archaeological Services

Notice Description

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) requires a call off contract to be put in place for minor archaeological services.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) requires a call off contract to be put in place for minor archaeological services at HES Properties in Care (PICs). Conservation, maintenance and presentation programmes at PICs often necessitate ground disturbance, or present opportunities for standing building recording. HES wishes to ensure that works to deposits or structures are the subject of archaeological survey, monitoring and recording, where appropriate. There are over 300 PICs located throughout Scotland which HES operate under a Scheme of Delegations from Scottish Ministers. The scale of each call-out will be driven by the needs of the programme of works, and will often be small scale e.g. a watching brief, but can include larger scale services such as standing building recording, archaeological evaluation trenching, metal detecting survey and geophysical survey.

Renewal: The contract will be in place for an initial period of 24 months, with the option to extend the contract by two further 12 month periods at the discretion of HES, giving a total potential contract length of 48 months.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03568b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020489-2022
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services


CPV Codes

45112450 - Excavation work at archaeological sites

71351720 - Geophysical surveys of archaeological sites

71351914 - Archaeological services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£320,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£320,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Jul 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
29 Aug 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Four years from September 2022

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT SCOTLAND
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@hes.scot
Contact Phone
+44 1316688866

Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH9 1SH
Post Town
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland

Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
Southside/Newington
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh South

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