--- title: "A9 Dualling Glen Garry to Dalwhinnie and A9 Dualling Dalwhinnie to Crubenmore: Invasive archaeological investigations" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000628092" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000628092" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000628092.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000628092.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "TRANSPORT SCOTLAND" published: "2020-08-14" --- # A9 Dualling Glen Garry to Dalwhinnie and A9 Dualling Dalwhinnie to Crubenmore: Invasive archaeological investigations Buyer: TRANSPORT SCOTLAND Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000628092 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000628092) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000628092.json) ## Summary Transport Scotland is initiating a public procurement process for the "A9 Dualling Glen Garry to Dalwhinnie and A9 Dualling Dalwhinnie to Crubenmore: Invasive archaeological investigations" contract, which falls under the transport industry category. The project, based in Scotland, aims to carry out invasive archaeological investigations, including trial trenching and excavation, with a budget of £555,000. This tender is currently at the planning stage, with the future notice date set for 4 January 2021, seeking services that comply with the relevant regulations of transport infrastructure projects. This procurement presents considerable opportunities for businesses specialising in archaeological services, particularly those experienced in transportation infrastructure projects. Companies that can provide comprehensive management of excavation processes, risk assessments, and regulatory compliance would be well-suited to compete for this contract. Furthermore, as this project involves liaising with various stakeholders, such as local authorities and technical advisors, firms with robust communication and coordination capabilities will find this tender especially rewarding. ## Notice Transport Scotland seeks to undertake a public procurement competition for the provision of invasive archaeological investigations on the A9 Glen Garry to Dalwhinnie and A9 Dalwhinnie to Crubenmore projects, comprising archaeological trial trenching, small-scale archaeological excavation, and post-excavation assessment, analysis, reporting and archiving. Transport Scotland is an agency of the Scottish Government and contracts in the name of and on behalf of the Scottish Ministers. Transport Scotland will conduct the proposed procurement process on behalf of the Scottish Ministers. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Invasive archaeological investigations may comprise: - Management of and co-ordination with, any other specialist sub-contractors appointed by the Supplier, as required; - Preparation of Health and Safety risk assessments and reports for all Services to be carried out on each site of interest; - Liaison and compliance with the directions of Transport Scotland, the relevant engineering consultant(s) and the relevant local authority archaeologist; - Preparation and submission of progress reports (frequency to be agreed with the project management team and Supplier); - Preparation of summary reports during the invasive archaeological investigations; - Archaeological trial trenching by machine (or by hand where specified) and subsequent evaluation and hand excavation; - Undertaking small-scale archaeological excavation(s) at relevant sites, where instructed; - Seeking all necessary permissions prior to any work being undertaken; - Undertaking of post-excavation assessment, analysis and reporting on the results of the invasive archaeological investigation; - Publication at a level of detail appropriate to the significance of the results is required as well as ensuring submission of a summary of the works undertaken to the Archaeology Scotland publication Discovery and Excavation Scotland; - Dissemination of the results through deposition of an ordered archive at the National Record of the Historic Environment, OASIS and the deposition of a detailed report at Transport Scotland and local authorities' offices; and - Liaison and compliance with the directions of Transport Scotland, their technical advisor and the relevant local authority archaeologist.. None ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG392611 | | Notice type | OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 14 Aug 2020 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 4 Jan 2021 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £555,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | TRANSPORT SCOTLAND | | Locality | GLASGOW | | Post town | Glasgow | | Postcode | G4 0HF | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City | | Local authority | Glasgow City | | Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill | | Westminster constituency | Glasgow North | | Delivery location | TLM Scotland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 45 - Construction work - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ### Codes - 45112450 - Excavation work at archaeological sites - 71351914 - Archaeological services ## Release History - 14 Aug 2020 at 00:00 - Planning - OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG392611 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG392611 A9 Dualling Glen Garry to Dalwhinnie and A9 Dualling Dalwhinnie to Crubenmore: Invasive archaeological investigations - Transport Scotland seeks to undertake a public procurement competition for the provision of invasive archaeological investigations on the A9 Glen Garry to Dalwhinnie and A9 Dalwhinnie to Crubenmore projects, comprising archaeological trial trenching, small-scale archaeological excavation, and post-excavation assessment, analysis, reporting and archiving. Transport Scotland is an agency of the Scottish Government and contracts in the name of and on behalf of the Scottish Ministers. Transport Scotland will conduct the proposed procurement process on behalf of the Scottish Ministers. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.transport.gov.scot - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000628092 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=628092 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/default.aspx ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000628092. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000628092.json.