Official UK procurement notice
Archaeological Services in relation to Marine Protection 2025-2027
Authority: Archaeological Services in relation to Marine Protection 2025-2027 (NP225)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe UK is a signatory to the European Convention on the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage (revised) 1992. The aim of the Convention is to protect the archaeological heritage as a source of the European collective memory and as an instrument for historical and scientific study, whether on land or underwater.In order to meet this commitment and to provide for the conservation and enhancement of significant marine heritage assets, Historic England is seeking to procure, within a single contract, assessment functions to support marine protection and management for the two-year period April 2025 to March 2027 (inclusive). Effective marine protection advice is reliant on the provision of field observations to underpin the core functions of protection and management of, and access to, the marine historic environment in order to realise wider social, cultural, economic and environmental benefits. Both the UK Marine Policy Statement (2011) and the National Planning Policy Framework
- Recurrence: 4 months before the contract end date
CPV: Archaeological services · Marine research services · Marine services · Marine survey services · Research services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Archaeological Services in relation to Marine Protection 2025-2027AwardedRenewalPublished value£200,000
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 65%
- Price: 35%
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 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
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 4 months before the contract end date
- First published
- 15 Jan 2025, 15:09 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Mar 2025, 14:57 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 14 Feb 2025 – …
- Authority reference
P/REF 00000373- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-009028- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d04bFind a Tender
- Review procedure
N/A
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/historicengland/aspx/Home ↗
- Submission deadline
- 14 Feb 2025, 10:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 14 Feb 2025, 10:00 GMT
Timeline
14 Feb 2025 → 1 Apr 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline14 Feb 2025, 10:00 GMT
- Bids opened14 Feb 2025, 10:00 GMT
- Notice published12 Mar 2025, 14:57 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete12 Mar 2025, 14:57 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSDS Marine LtdSMEArchaeological Services in relation to Marine Protection 2025-2027 (NP225) [PCR 2015] | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Archaeological Services in relation to Marine Protection 2025-2027 (NP225) [PCR 2015] · MSDS Marine LtdSME
- Signed
- 12 Mar 2025
- Value
- £199,850
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2027
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Historic EnglandReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MSDS Marine LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.