Notice Information
Notice Title
Appointment of a Heritage Consultant for Archaeological Excavation
Notice Description
Pendle Borough Council is seeking to appoint a qualified and experienced heritage consultant to carry out archaeological excavation and post-excavation analysis at Further Clough Head, Nelson, Lancashire. This appointment is required to meet planning conditions and enable delivery of a housing-led regeneration scheme on the site, which has revealed significant Bronze Age remains and 19th-century industrial archaeology.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e745
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076420-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
-
- CPV Codes
71351000 - Geological, geophysical and other scientific prospecting services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £125,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £125,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 Nov 20251 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 23 Jan 20262 months to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 2 Feb 2026 - 29 May 2026 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- PENDLE BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@pendle.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NELSON
- Postcode
- BB9 7LJ
- Post Town
- Blackburn
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD4 Lancashire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD46 East Lancashire
- Delivery Location
- TLD46 East Lancashire
-
- Local Authority
- Pendle
- Electoral Ward
- Bradley
- Westminster Constituency
- Pendle and Clitheroe
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076420-2025
24th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=84ae4cb6-22c9-f011-813a-005056b64545
To participate, suppliers must register an interest before 12pm, 15th December 2025 to obtain access to the tender documents. In the event of difficulties registering as a supplier, please refer to the System Administrator Proactis support team ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com. Tender Responses are required to be submitted no later than 23rd January 2026, 12.00 hrs UK Local time via ProContract tender portal. If you require any clarifications on the tender documents, please submit these in writing via ProContract tender portal. The Council's responses to these clarification questions will be uploaded on the ProContract tender portal. Please note that ProContract, is the only portal that includes all the relevant documents required to respond to this opportunity, bearing Project Id: DN798425. No Tender submissions will be considered without completing the tender documents in full including attachments and returning them in alignment with the instructions within the tender document.
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