Official UK procurement notice
Archaeological Development Management Advice and Historic Environment Record Management Services
Authority: Bath & North East Somerset Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe contract is for the provision of specialist archaeological advice to the local planning authority, taking account the policy objectives of the Council under relevant legislation. Also, for the maintenance of the authority's Historic Environment Record to standards laid down by Historic England, making its contents available online for use by the planning authority, external agencies, developers, academic researchers and the wider public.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Mar 2031, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Archaeological services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£260,000
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to the ITT document for further information.
- Technical & professional ability
Please refer to the specification document within the tender files.
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: See published Invitation to Tender (ITT) and supporting documentation.
- Price: See published Invitation to Tender (ITT) and supporting documentation.
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to the ITT document for further information.
- Technical & professional ability
Please refer to the specification document within the tender files.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Mar 2031
- First published
- 25 Feb 2026, 10:48 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Jun 2026, 14:10 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 May 2026
- Authority reference
DN807767- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-016772- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065bbfFind a Tender
- Risks
The Council has identified certain foreseeable but uncertain risks ("Known Unknowns") within the Tender, including but not limited to the following:
- changes in demand which impacts the number of applications received for sites with archaeological implications. This may result in an increase to the number of consultations required ;
- adjustments to public sector funding
- amendments to laws, regulations, or national policy
- technology failures or integration challenges
The Council reserves the right, under schedule 8 of the Procurement Act, to modify the contract should any of the known risks materialise
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 25 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗
Bidders can locate the opportunity under the Bath & North East Somerset Council list of available opportunities, ref number DN807767
Timeline
25 Feb 2026 → 11 Jun 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published238 days ago25 Feb 2026, 10:48 GMT
- Clarification questions by224 days ago11 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline210 days ago25 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent182 days ago22 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by172 days ago1 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends171 days ago2 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts142 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published132 days ago11 Jun 2026, 14:10 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Feb 2026- Tender notice published25 Feb 2026, 10:48 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published22 Apr 2026, 14:13 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete22 Apr 2026, 14:13 BST
- Contract signature expected6 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published11 Jun 2026, 14:10 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE SOUTH WEST HERITAGE TRUST1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2029 · up to 31 May 2031Extensions: 2 year extension by mutual agreement | £297,853 | 22 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · THE SOUTH WEST HERITAGE TRUST
- Signed
- 1 Jun 2026
- Value
- £297,853
- Period
- 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2029 · up to 31 May 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 24 month extension by mutual agreement
No agreed KPIs: Below threshold; performance can not appropriately be assessed using KPIs
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- THE SOUTH WEST HERITAGE TRUSTAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender