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ITT - Archaeological Services in Relation to Marine Protection 2027-2029 - UID 365

Description: The UK is a signatory to the European Convention on the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage (revised) 1992. The aim of the Convention is to protect the archaeological heritage as a source of the European collective memory and as an instrument for historical and scientific study, whether on land or underwater. In order to meet this commitment and to provide for the conservation and enhancement of significant marine heritage assets, Historic England is seeking to procure, within a single contract, assessment functions to support marine protection and management for the two-year period April 2027 to March 2029 (inclusive). The project will address those sites and assets most at risk through neglect, decay or other threats within UK territorial waters adjacent to England.

Summary: Historic England is procuring archaeological and marine survey services to support the protection and management of significant marine heritage assets. The work will assess sites and assets at risk from neglect, decay or other threats in UK territorial waters adjacent to England. It supports the conservation and enhancement of marine heritage, including underwater archaeology, as part of the UK’s commitment to protecting archaeological heritage for historical and scientific study. The requirement is for one service contract covering these assessment functions.

ITT - Archaeological Services in Relation to Marine Protection 2027-2029 - UID 365

Description: The UK is a signatory to the European Convention on the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage (revised) 1992. The aim of the Convention is to protect the archaeological heritage as a source of the European collective memory and as an instrument for historical and scientific study, whether on land or underwater. In order to meet this commitment and to provide for the conservation and enhancement of significant marine heritage assets, Historic England is seeking to procure, within a single contract, assessment functions to support marine protection and management for the two-year period April 2027 to March 2029 (inclusive). The project will address those sites and assets most at risk through neglect, decay or other threats within UK territorial waters adjacent to England.

Summary: Historic England is procuring archaeological and marine survey services to support the protection and management of significant marine heritage assets. The work will assess sites and assets at risk from neglect, decay or other threats in UK territorial waters adjacent to England. It supports the conservation and enhancement of marine heritage, including underwater archaeology, as part of the UK’s commitment to protecting archaeological heritage for historical and scientific study. The requirement is for one service contract covering these assessment functions.

ITT - Swindon Archive Decarbonisation Design Team (UID 320)

Description: Historic England is seeking to appoint a multidisciplinary design team to develop the Archive Decarbonisation Project at its national archive facility in Swindon through RIBA Stage 3. Under the terms of this contract, we reserve the right to award RIBA stage 4 following the satisfactory completion of stage 3 and the receipt of an acceptable return for Stage 4 methodology and pricing schedule (in line with rates provided at stage 3). The Historic England Archive is one of the nation's most significant collections of records relating to England's historic environment. The purpose-built archive store was constructed in 1993 to BS5454 standards and provides specialist environmental conditions for the long-term preservation of nationally important photographic, film and documentary collections. However, the building and its associated mechanical and electrical systems (read more...)

Summary: Historic England is appointing a multidisciplinary design team for the decarbonisation of its national archive facility in Swindon. The team will develop the preferred option to RIBA Stage 3, coordinating architectural, structural and building-services design while protecting the archive’s environmental conditions and collections. The project covers replacement of ageing environmental-control systems, rationalisation of archive zones, building fabric improvements, fire-safety upgrades and additional storage created by repurposing plant-room space. Services also include developing the existing building-physics model, using the client’s Revit model, interpreting specialist surveys, preparing a planning application, cost and whole-life carbon assessment, stakeholder workshops, and support for fundraising. This is architectural and engineering design consultancy for an energy-efficiency and building-upgrade project.

ITT - Mapping Training and Qualifications for Heritage Construction Trades in England - UID 370

Description: Heritage construction skills are essential for the repair, maintenance, conservation and retrofit of England's 5.5 million traditional buildings (built pre-1919), but the industry faces significant skills shortages. Complex and patchy provision of relevant training is a major barrier to closing these skills gaps. At present, we have only limited visibility of provision and uptake for construction qualifications which contain heritage content. This project would fill this gap in our knowledge and evidence by establishing a baseline dataset of current provision, funding, participation in, and completion rates of relevant training and qualifications. This will provide a detailed picture of where training is taking place, who is offering the training, and how many people are undertaking it as well as a repeatable methodology enabling this project to be repeated in (read more...)

Summary: Historic England is seeking research and consultancy services to map training and qualifications for heritage construction trades across England. The work will establish a baseline dataset covering the provision and funding of relevant training, participation and completion rates, including where training takes place, who provides it and how many people take part. The research must examine where heritage content appears in construction qualifications, identify geographical and occupational gaps in provision, assess trends over time and flag qualifications that may be at risk. The purpose is to give Historic England evidence to target advocacy and interventions, strengthen education and training provision, and support the supply of skills needed to repair, maintain, conserve and retrofit traditional buildings.

UKRI-6358 Testing and Evaluation of Counter-UAS (Drone)

Description: UKRI are looking to procure a supplier to assist in the testing and evaluation of the Counter-UAS demonstrations in Prison Environments competition. The supplier must provide all the required test facilities, personnel and equipment, including a variety of drones to test the C-UAS units against, and one, or more, qualified pilot(s) to fly them.

Summary: UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) seeks a supplier to test and evaluate counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) in a competition demonstrating the equipment in prison environments. The work is a testing and evaluation service for security equipment, with a research and development consultancy element. The supplier must provide the facilities, personnel and equipment needed to run the tests, including a range of drones against which to test the C-UAS units, and at least one qualified pilot to fly them. Delivery is across the United Kingdom. This is a single-lot service procurement.

ITT (CF) - Digital Preservation System - UID 226M

Description: Historic England wishes to procure a full SaaS digital preservation system to enable the care of Historic England's existing digital archive content, and to facilitate long-term care of data sets which are being created by Historic England teams, and which do not currently form part of the Digital Archive. The requirement is for a system which provides full digital preservation capabilities in line with the OAIS reference model, ISO14721. The solution must include data hosting of the content stored in the Digital Archive in a cyber-secure environment as set out in the technical specification which forms part of this procurement pack. Full details of this project can be found in the ITT.

Summary: Historic England is seeking a full software-as-a-service digital preservation system to manage and preserve its existing digital archive and new datasets created by its teams. The service must provide preservation in line with the OAIS reference model and ISO 14721, with secure hosting for archive content. The archive includes photographic and archival material, as well as complex datasets such as 3D models, point-cloud, CAD, moving-image and survey data. The system is intended to support the integrity, authenticity, storage, discovery and controlled access of digital content and metadata, and must work with Historic England’s wider digital systems. Historic England is the buyer; delivery is for its archive operation in England. This is an information technology and digital archiving service (CPV 48329000).

UKRI-6157 - Employee Screening Service

Description: Provision of a baseline security screening service, plus a pre-employment and pre-engagement of candidate checks.

Summary: UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) is buying an employee screening service covering baseline security screening, pre-employment checks and checks before candidates are engaged. The work falls within investigation and security services and is intended to support UKRI’s recruitment and engagement processes. The service is for use across the United Kingdom. The procurement is arranged as a single contract rather than being divided into separate lots, so suppliers would need to cover the full screening requirement across the UK. UKRI is the buying organisation.

Electrical Services

Description: The UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) intends to procure a contract for the delivery of Electrical Services across its estate in Oxfordshire. The purpose of this procurement opportunity is to appoint a specialist supplier to provide Electrical Projects, Strip Out, Installation, Repairs, Asset Replacement, Materials & Associated Services via 'call off' task orders over the contracted period. The contract will principally cover the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire, Chilbolton Observatory in Hampshire and The Cosener's House in Abingdon, with provision to include other UKRI-managed sites. The successful supplier will be expected to work safely alongside UKRI-STFC's in-house team within operational scientific environments, delivering high-quality services, asset reliability and value for money. The anticipated contract term is three years, with an option to extend for a further year (3+1 (read more...)

Summary: UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) intends to procure electrical works and services across its estate. The work covers electrical projects, strip-out, installation, repairs, asset replacement, materials and associated services, ordered as individual tasks. It will principally serve Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire, Chilbolton Observatory in Hampshire and The Cosener’s House in Abingdon, with potential coverage of other UKRI-managed sites. Delivery will take place in operational scientific environments, working alongside UKRI-STFC’s in-house team. The requirement is aimed at appointing a specialist supplier to support reliable electrical assets and provide high-quality services and value for money.

Fire Stopping, Fire Doors & Associated Services

Description: The Provision of Fire Stopping, Fire Doors & Associated Services

Summary: UK Research & Innovation, through the Science and Technology Facilities Council, intends to procure fire-stopping, fire-door and associated services for its facilities. The work covers the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire, Chilbolton Observatory in Hampshire and The Cosener’s House in Abingdon. It is a services requirement focused on fire prevention and the provision of fire protection measures across several research and science sites. Suppliers whose work covers fire stopping, fire doors and related services may find the scope relevant. The requirement concerns multiple named facilities rather than a single site, so businesses should consider whether they can serve locations across Oxfordshire and Hampshire.

Swindon Borough Council Domestic Abuse Intensive Support Accommodation

Description: We are seeking emergency accommodation that is able to provide intensive support for single female victims fleeing domestic abuse, with needs meaning they are unsuitable for other refuge accommodation and would benefit from intensive in-house support. This includes women with complex needs such as mental health difficulties, substances misuse, learning difficulties, criminal offending and long standing trauma.

Summary: Swindon Borough Council is seeking emergency accommodation with intensive, in-house support for single women fleeing domestic abuse. The service is for women whose needs make them unsuitable for other refuge accommodation, including those with complex mental health needs, substance misuse, learning difficulties, offending histories or long-standing trauma. This is a specialist accommodation and health and social work service, delivered in Swindon. The requirement brings together safe emergency housing and intensive support for a group of women who may need help addressing several complex and overlapping needs. It is a single service requirement rather than a set of separately described service lots.