Published date: 7 December 2018

This notice was replaced on 1 February 2019

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Awarded contract (published 1 February 2019)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Archaeological services - 71351914

Location of contract

Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

DN379886

Published date

7 December 2018

Closing date

11 January 2019

Contract start date

14 February 2019

Contract end date

14 February 2020

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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

A targeted amount of archaeological work consisting of open-area excavation within a specified area is proposed to investigate the development and constructional history of the Inner Bailey gatehouse at Pontefract Castle, and to inform its interpretation and display.

This brief deals with the proposed excavation, with the preparation of the post-excavation analysis and assessment of the results of the excavation, and with the preparation of a report on the work on the site and the deposition of the archive.

The tendering archaeological contractor is requested to submit a project design in response to this brief in accordance with MoRPHE (2015).

It is expected that the tendering contractor will detail in their tender how they will maximise opportunities for publicising the project (including on-line) provide on-site interpretation during the course of the excavation, and how they will work with and engage local community groups, the visiting public & the people of Pontefract.

The excavation is intended to result in drawings and information that will feed into a separate long-term Interpretation Plan for the castle, but producing the interpretation material for the long-term interpretation of the gatehouse & castle is not within the scope of this project.


More information

Additional text

The tender documents are available for interested suppliers to download from the YORtender system (www.yortender.co.uk) using reference DN379886. Bidders are required to register on this site in order to access the documentation Please use the messaging function on YORtender to raise any questions relating to this scheme.


About the buyer

Contact name

Zoe Robinson

Address

Wakefield One Po Box 700,Burton Street
WAKEFIELD
WF12EB
England

Telephone

01924 306964

Email

zrobinson@wakefield.gov.uk