Published date: 17 May 2019

This notice was replaced on 28 August 2019

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 28 August 2019)

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.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Archaeological services - 71351914

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£4,000,000 to £6,000,000

Procurement reference

LGSS001-DN402889-36733901

Published date

17 May 2019

Closing date

24 June 2019

Contract start date

25 August 2019

Contract end date

24 August 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The aims of this procurement are to replace a lapsed framework for similar requirements, which ran from2014-2018. As a developer, the council and its agents have obligations towards mitigating the impact caused byits projects on the historic environment. This includes the need for archaeological investigations. This frameworkensures the most productive and cost-effective suppliers of commercial fieldwork services are available to thecouncil.
The Authority wishes to appoint between 3 and 5 providers for this framework agreement. All work under thisframework shall be awarded via one of 2 routes:
1. by approaching the provider who finishes in 1st place in the initial framework evaluation, and then if they areunable to service the requirement approaching the 2nd placed bidder and so on, or
2. Running a further competition where all providers shall be invited to submit a project specific proposal for adiscrete piece of work.
This Framework is open for use by all current LGSS partners including:
 partners and other organisations delegating services and or functions to LGSS (currently CambridgeshireCounty Council, Milton Keynes Council, Northamptonshire County Council, Norwich City Authority andNorthampton Borough Council) who participate in LGSS' shared services venture;
 By way of access agreement this framework is also open to new LGSS customers seeking to utilise LGSSframeworks on an independent third party basis including:
 any city, district, borough or other local authority within the counties of any LGSS partner authority (currentlyCambridgeshire County, the City of Milton Keynes and Northamptonshire County) including NorthamptonshirePartnership Homes;
 any companies or organisations set up by participants in LGSS including Stand Out Northamptonshire;
 any school, academy, university or other educational establishment within the counties of any LGSS partnerauthority (currently Cambridgeshire County, Northamptonshire County and Milton Keynes); and
 any Public Body outlined in either Part I or Part II of the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) (PublicBodies) Order 1972. Details of these can be found at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1972/853/made.

About the buyer

Contact name

Jon Collyns

Address

Shire Hall
Castle Hill
Cambridge
CB3 0AP
England

Telephone

+44 1223715353

Email

jon.collyns@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Website

https://www.lgss.co.uk/about/