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Published 19 Feb 2026, 13:57 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Excavation of Mersea Blockhouse

Official notice

Authority: Essex County Council (Local council)

Below threshold - limited competition
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: East of England (UKH3)
Awarded value£174,662published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 22 Jan 2026
Awarded to Colchester Archaeological Trust Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The project is for a full archaeological excavation, assessment, analysis, reporting and archiving, of the scheduled Henrician blockhouse/artillery fort and associated unscheduled foreshore (intertidal) features, that lie on the Essex coast at East Mersea.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: East of England
45112450 Excavation work at archaeological sites71351720 Geophysical surveys of archaeological sites71351914 Archaeological services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - limited competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
19 Feb 2026, 13:57 GMT
Last source update
19 Feb 2026, 13:57 GMT
Authority reference
C011PA
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-015260
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
East of England (UKH3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065835 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    19 Feb 2026, 13:57 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £174,6621 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Jan 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Colchester Archaeological Trust LimitedSME£174,662 †—Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Essex County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWVM-4844-NRQH County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford, East of England, CM1 1QHContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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