Published date: 13 December 2022

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 10 January 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

SN2 2EH

Value of contract

£12,000

Procurement reference

IT-514-140-P/REF 00000140

Published date

13 December 2022

Closing date

10 January 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

30 January 2023

Contract end date

19 May 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Consultants are required to carry out ground investigations using a handheld sampling rig to drill a minimum of 18 boreholes in various specific locations at Crystal Palace Park in southeast London. This will contribute important information to a wider project led by Historic England to gather information and consider what is causing the rapid deterioration of the grade I listed prehistoric animal sculptures and geological illustrations within their setting. They were placed on Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register in 2020. They are of considerable local and international interest and importance; previous specialist initiatives have failed to find long-term solutions.

The overarching project is led by a multi-disciplinary team of Historic England specialists who are combining their expertise to interpret various studies undertaken internally and externally to offer a philosophy of approach and principles for the repair, conservation, maintenance and management of the various structures in their setting.

The Dinosaur Islands are man-made. The underlying subsoil is known to be London Clay but there is a variable thickness of made ground on top of it. The nature of that ground is presumed to be re-worked London Clay, mixed with gravel and rubble but we have no details.

There has been speculation that ground movement is at least in part responsible for some of the damage that the statues have suffered.

More information

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Additional text

Suppliers interested in this opportunity should register at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/historicengland/aspx/Home in order to express interest and download documentation.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Sheena Charrett

Address

Firefly Avenue
Swindon
Wiltshire
SN2 2EH
United Kingdom

Telephone

07818422119

Email

Sheena.Charrett@HistoricEngland.org.uk