Published date: 26 April 2021

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 14 September 2020, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Site-investigation services - 71510000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_234153/955539

Published date

26 April 2021

Closing date

14 September 2020

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

7 April 2021

Contract end date

6 April 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Highways England (HE) has a legal obligation to ensure that archaeological remains are preserved, and
recorded where new roads, motorway widening projects and trunk road improvements are built by providing
appropriate archaeological expertise, advice on design and contract documentation, supervising, monitoring,
search and recovery and reporting progress on all stages of work.
HE has highlighted the need for an archaeology framework with technically competent, capacity enabled
suppliers, to provide a consistent route across programmes/directorates, drive savings and build direct
relationships with suppliers. The framework will be enabled for use by Highways England other Contractors.
The framework will be composed of six lots. Work orders will be undertaken through lots 1a, 2a and 3a with
values based on individual Schemes within each lot:
Lot 1a: up to GBP 2 million,
Lot 2a: GBP 2 million - <GBP 5 million,
Lot 3a: GBP 5 million or more.
Time charge orders will be undertaken through lots 1b 2b and 3b.

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The total value of the framework is an estimate of the total approximate value of spend for the duration of the framework.

Award information

Awarded date

23 February 2021

Contract start date

7 April 2021

Contract end date

6 April 2025

Total value of contract

£250,000,000

This contract was awarded to 7 suppliers.

Archaeological Management Solutions

Address

Unit 1, Hector Street Mills, Kilrush, Co Clare, Ireland

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Connect Archaeology LLP

Address

Old Engine House, Eskmills Park, Musselburgh, East Lothian EH12 7PQ

Reference

Companies House number: SO306033

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Infra JV

Address

Unit 2, Europa Enterprise Park, Middleton Co Cork Ireland

Reference

No reference - partnership

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

Yes

Headland Archaeology

Address

65 Sussex Street, Glasgow G41 1DX

Reference

Companies House number: SC342945

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

OCA JV

Address

Janus House, Oxney Mead, Oxford OX2 OES

Reference

No reference - partnership

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Aecom Ltd

Address

Aldgate Tower, 2 Leman Street, London E1 8FA

Reference

Companies House number: 1846493

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Museum of London Archaeology

Address

Mortimer Wheeler House, 46 Eagle Wharf Road, London N1 7ED

Reference

Companies House number: 7751831

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Woodlands
Bedford
MK41 7LW
England

Telephone

+443004704819

Email

annabel.dunn@highwaysengland.co.uk