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plannedFind a Tender · planning
BuyerHomes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency)
Statusplanned
DeadlineNot published
Value£7,500,000
Published27 Jul 2026

What is being bought

The works involve delivering archaeological mitigation across Northstowe Phase 3A, specifically within sub-phases 3A1, 3A2, 3A3, and 3A5. The appointed contractor will be responsible for all tasks required to complete archaeological investigations, manage interfaces with the wider project team, and support the discharge of Planning Condition 45 for Phase 3A.

Delivery location

UKH12, GB

Categories

Excavation work at archaeological sites 45112450

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusplanned
Contract periodFrom 27 Mar 2027 to 27 Mar 2028
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Excavation work at archaeological sitesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 45. The category anchor is Excavation work at archaeological sites (45112450); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 459,2234 median · 24.8 average (2,113 of 9,223 with a bid count)3.7 average (2,322 of 9,223 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer21Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKH12845 median · 25 average (15 of 84 with a bid count)9.9 average (15 of 84 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)9916 median · 9.9 average (13 of 991 with a bid count)3.9 average (14 of 991 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents1
Planning milestones1
MilestoneTypeDueStatus
This engagement has been published to gather information from the market and to understand the interest in this opportunity, helping to inform our procurement decisions. There is a short questionnaire to submit via the eTendering system and the direct link to this can be accessed here, https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=d86bc4d0-cc89-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromRfxSummary=True&rfxId=5b56233a-cd89-f111-813c-005056b64545 Deadline is 4th August 2026 at 13:00.engagement4 Aug 2026scheduled

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-069f3d
Latest release ID070905-2026
Latest release timestampMon Jul 27 2026 15:12:59 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanned
Procurement methodNot published
Procurement method detailsNot published
Main procurement categoryworks
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£7,500,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
27 Jul 2026planning070905-2026
21 May 2026planning047117-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (2 releases)
27 Jul 2026 · 070905-2026 · planning
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21 May 2026 · 047117-2026 · planning
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