Published date: 19 April 2022
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Contract summary
Industry
Archaeological services - 71351914
Location of contract
North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Wales
Value of contract
£45,000,000 to £55,000,000
Procurement reference
tender_259010/1054402
Published date
19 April 2022
Closing date
1 June 2022
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
27 March 2023
Contract end date
26 March 2031
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)
The opportunity was not advertised, because for example only one supplier is capable of delivering the requirement, or due to extreme urgency brought about by unforeseen events.
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
HS2 Ltd is seeking to procure a Post-excavation Services contract to deliver the final stages of historic environment investigation for Phase One and Phase 2a. The HS2 Project presents an unprecedented opportunity to explore the country's past, through the UK's largest ever linear infrastructure project.
The appointed Consultant will provide historic environment and project management expertise to deliver HS2's end-to-end post-excavation programme, including the analysis, dissemination, publication and archiving of HS2's historic environment assets from along the line of route.
In procuring this contract HS2 Ltd is delivering commitments made by the Secretary of State for Transport with regard to historic environment, through a programme of post-excavation that provides public benefit and realises HS2's archaeological legacy. The key contract objectives are to enhance knowledge by:
- contributing to key questions about prehistory and history;
- testing interpretative concepts and methodological techniques; and
- challenging the way that the historic environment we investigate and interpret the past.
About the buyer
Address
High Speed Two (HS2) Limited, Two Snowhill, Snow Hill Queensway,
Birmingham,
B4 6GA
England
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