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# 22096 2023 Archaeological Fieldwork Services for Cambridgeshire County Council

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/22096-2023-archaeological-fieldwork-services-for-cambridgeshire-county-council-ocds-h6vhtk-03dc51). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cambridgeshire County Council: "22096 2023 Archaeological Fieldwork Services for Cambridgeshire County Council". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £3,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 14 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Cambridgeshire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cambridgeshire-county-council-ons-e10000003)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £3,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 14 August 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Archaeological services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03dc51`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/22096-2023-archaeological-fieldwork-services-for-cambridgeshire-county-council-ocds-h6vhtk-03dc51#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FOpportunities%2FIndex%3Fp%3Dea3edb62-3a92-eb11-810c-005056b64545%26v%3D2)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/22096-2023-archaeological-fieldwork-services-for-cambridgeshire-county-council-ocds-h6vhtk-03dc51#participate

## Description
As a developer, the council and its agents have obligations towards mitigating the impact caused by its projects on the historic environment. This includes the need for archaeological investigations. This framework ensures the most productive and cost-effective suppliers of commercial fieldwork services are available to the council
It is anticipated the value of this framework will range between £2.5m and £3.5m, depending on the requirements of the County Council and the Greater Cambridge Partnership throughout the term of the framework.
This requirement is not split into Lots, as the Authorities require 3 individual providers to service this requirement, for ease of management and to drive efficiencies.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 71351914
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** The Authority proposes to enter into a framework agreement with 3 providers for an initial period of 36 months with the preferred bidders, with an option to extend for 12 months, making 48 months in total.
All work under this framework shall be award...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 030819-2023-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Cambridge Archaeological Unit, MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology), Oxford Archaeology**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-95672`, `GB-FTS-95673`, `GB-FTS-165486`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 030819-2023-1 (active)

  - Signed Date: 16/10/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F030819-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-10-18T15:49:14.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T05:06:10.260Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03dc51