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# Invitation to Tender for an Architect, Lead Consultant and Heritage Consultant - THE ABBEY OF ST EDMUND: A Millennium of English History in West Suffolk

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/invitation-to-tender-for-an-architect-lead-consultant-and-heritage-consultant-the-abbey-of-ocds-h6vhtk-04794d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** West Suffolk Council: "Invitation to Tender for an Architect, Lead Consultant and Heritage Consultant - THE ABBEY OF ST EDMUND: A Millennium of English History in West Suffolk". Published status: active. Published Value: £500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 20 Aug 2024, 15:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [West Suffolk Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-suffolk-council-ons-e07000245)
- **Published Value:** £500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 20 August 2024 at 15:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Advisory architectural services, Architectural and building-surveying services, Architectural and related services, Architectural design services, Architectural services for building extensions (+5 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKH14
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/invitation-to-tender-for-an-architect-lead-consultant-and-heritage-consultant-the-abbey-of-ocds-h6vhtk-04794d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04794d`

## 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/invitation-to-tender-for-an-architect-lead-consultant-and-heritage-consultant-the-abbey-of-ocds-h6vhtk-04794d#tl-md)

## Description
West Suffolk Council are currently out to tender for the provision of Invitation to Tender for an Architect, Lead Consultant and Heritage Consultant - THE ABBEY OF ST EDMUND: A Millennium of English History in West SuffolkTender return deadline is 1500hours on 20 August 2024. Please note late returns will NOT be permittedThis opportunity is available in the `Current Tenders` area of portal. Interested parties are invited to express their interest to gain full access to the tender documentation.The deadline for clarification questions is 1500hours on 06 August 2024, which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71000000, 71200000, 71210000, 71220000, 71221000, 71222000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** West Suffolk Council (WSC) ("the Council", "We" or "Us") is inviting Tenders, on behalf of the Partnership, to appoint an Architect, Lead Consultant with Consultant Design Team, and Heritage Consultant to support a Round 1 (Development Phase) Nationa...
- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2024 to 31/08/2031

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F020173-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-07-02T15:48:37.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T19:54:22.448Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04794d