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# HDC - Specialist Archaeology and Ecology Advice

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hdc-specialist-archaeology-and-ecology-advice-ocds-h6vhtk-03ece7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Horsham District Council: "HDC - Specialist Archaeology and Ecology Advice". Published status: active. Published Value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 13 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Horsham District Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/horsham-district-council-ons-e07000227)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 13 September 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Environmental planning
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ28
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hdc-specialist-archaeology-and-ecology-advice-ocds-h6vhtk-03ece7#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03ece7`

## 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/hdc-specialist-archaeology-and-ecology-advice-ocds-h6vhtk-03ece7#tl-md)

## Description
Horsham District Council (the Council) invites tenders for the provision of specialist advice in Archaeology and Ecology to support the determination of planning applications and matters of planning compliance for Horsham District Council as set out in these documents.The Commencement Date for the delivery of the services is scheduled to be on 1st November 2023 at 00:00 hours.  The Contract will be awarded for a period of 3 years until 31st October 2026, with an option to extend for a further 2 year period (1 + 1 year individually) subject to performance and the absolute discretion of the Council.  The Council is procuring this contract following the Open Procedure under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and the Council’s Procurement Code.  The Council will be awarding two separate contracts as part of this tender for the provision of all services detailed in each Specification document (Lot 1 – Archaeology, Lot 2 – Ecology).

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 - Archaeology
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 90712000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** Lot 1 - Archaeology advice as per the documentation.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Lot 2 - Ecology
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 90712000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** Lot 2 - Ecology advice as per the documentation.

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F026187-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-09-05T11:22:51.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T14:32:28.417Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03ece7