Official UK procurement notice
Appointment of a Heritage Consultant for Archaeological Excavation
Authority: Pendle Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPendle Borough Council is seeking to appoint a qualified and experienced heritage consultant to carry out archaeological excavation and post-excavation analysis at Further Clough Head, Nelson, Lancashire. This appointment is being made as part of pre-commencement planning conditions to enable delivery of a housing-led regeneration scheme on the site. Earlier investigation has revealed Bronze Age and 19th-century industrial archaeology and further investigation of two areas of the site is required in order to record and catalogue the history at the site.
CPV: Geological, geophysical and other scientific prospecting services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£125,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Added Value: 5%
- Methodology and understanding of brief: 20%
- Relevant experience and team qualifications: 15%
- Programme and ability to meet deadlines: 10%
- Price: 50%
Published award criteria (5)
- Price
- Added Value
- Methodology and understanding of brief
- Relevant experience and team qualifications
- Programme and ability to meet deadlines
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Nov 2025, 13:32 GMT
- Last source update
- 24 Nov 2025, 13:32 GMT
- Authority reference
DN798425- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-076475- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
24 Nov 2025 → 2 Feb 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published338 days ago24 Nov 2025, 13:32 GMT
- Clarification questions by285 days ago16 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline279 days ago23 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts269 days ago2 Feb 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published24 Nov 2025, 13:32 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications To participate, suppliers must register an interest before 12pm, 15th December 2025 to obtain access to the tender documents. In the event of difficulties registering as a supplier, please refer to the System Administrator Proactis support team [email protected]. …
Notices published for this procedure
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