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PA2 - Archaeological Management Plan & HE1 Works Specification, Wallingford Scheduled Monuments

Wallingford Town Council

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Summary of the contracting process

Wallingford Town Council, working with Historic England, is commissioning archaeological and heritage consultancy services for nationally important Scheduled Monuments in public parks in Wallingford, Oxfordshire. The work covers Wallingford Town Walls, the Saxon burh town defences, Wallingford Castle and the Motte. The appointed consultant will assess the monuments, prepare an Archaeological Management Plan and produce a clear, costed specification for a later works programme. The purpose is to support conservation measures addressing erosion, vegetation and shrub growth, unstable trees, buried archaeology and the historic character of the sites. The scope includes archaeological and heritage advice, with potential input from ecology, conservation engineering, forestry and landscape architecture specialists. The classification includes archaeological services and preservation of historical sites and buildings.

The procurement has reached tender: the Council invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. Enquiries had to be submitted by 23 September 2026 at 5pm, and tenders are due by 2 October 2026 at noon. The contract is scheduled to run from 1 November 2026 to 28 February 2027. The estimated value is £40,000 excluding VAT, or £48,000 including VAT. There is one lot. Tenders are submitted electronically by email using the subject line “PA2 Tender Submission”. Evaluation is based on quality and price, weighted 60:40. Quality covers methodology and approach at 50% and relevant experience at 10%; price and value for money account for 40%.

This opportunity suits SMEs and specialist archaeological, heritage and conservation consultancies able to lead and manage a multidisciplinary project. The lead project manager must be an experienced archaeologist who is, or works within, a Registered Organisation of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists and must follow CIfA standards and guidance. Bidders need to assemble suitably qualified and experienced personnel, potentially including archaeologists, ecologists, conservation-accredited or suitably experienced structural engineers, foresters and a landscape architect. The landscape role includes proposals for restoring the Motte to open parkland, stabilising earthworks and preventing erosion. Subcontractors are permitted but must be qualified, experienced and monitored. Key staff CVs and comparable scheduled monument or heritage project examples are required, alongside £5 million employers’ liability, £1 million public liability and £1 million professional indemnity insurance.

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Notice Title

PA2 - Archaeological Management Plan & HE1 Works Specification, Wallingford Scheduled Monuments

Notice Description

Wallingford Town Council, working in partnership with Historic England, seeks a suitably qualified archaeological and heritage consultant to prepare an Archaeological Management Plan and a costed specification for HE1 capital works across the Scheduled Monuments within the Council's public parks in Wallingford, Oxfordshire. The sites covered are the Wallingford Town Walls, the Saxon burh (town) defences, and Wallingford Castle and the Motte. These are nationally important Scheduled Monuments, and elements of the Town Walls are recorded on the Heritage at Risk Register. The work is intended to inform and enable future conservation works, including measures to limit erosion, manage vegetation and shrub coverage, and address unstable trees, while protecting buried archaeology and the historic character of the sites. The appointed consultant will be expected to assess the monuments, set out a management approach, and produce a clear, costed specification suitable to inform a subsequent, separately procured works programme. The full brief, scope of works, form of response and pricing schedule are provided in the PA2 Tender Brief and its appendices, which tenderers should read in full before submitting.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06df6d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086852-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
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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

92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

CPV Codes

71351914 - Archaeological services

92522000 - Preservation services of historical sites and buildings

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£40,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£40,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Sep 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
2 Oct 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Nov 2026 - 28 Feb 2027 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
Wallingford Town Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WALLINGFORD
Postcode
OX10 8DL
Postcode Area
Oxford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
South Oxfordshire
Electoral Ward
Wallingford
Westminster Constituency
Didcot and Wantage

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