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# Whitehouse Archaeological Mitigation Excavation for Cricket Ground Works

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/whitehouse-archaeological-mitigation-excavation-for-cricket-ground-works-ocds-h6vhtk-06d931). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Milton Keynes Council: "Whitehouse Archaeological Mitigation Excavation for Cricket Ground Works". Published status: complete. Published Value: £115,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 24 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Milton Keynes Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/milton-keynes-council-ons-e06000042)
- **Published Value:** £115,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 24 August 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Archaeological services, Excavation work at archaeological sites, Topographical surveys of archaeological sites
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ12
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/whitehouse-archaeological-mitigation-excavation-for-cricket-ground-works-ocds-h6vhtk-06d931#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06d931`

## Before you bid
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- **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/whitehouse-archaeological-mitigation-excavation-for-cricket-ground-works-ocds-h6vhtk-06d931#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fmilton-keynes%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/whitehouse-archaeological-mitigation-excavation-for-cricket-ground-works-ocds-h6vhtk-06d931#participate

## Description
Milton Keynes City Council are currently out to tender for the provision of Archaeological Mitigation Excavation for Cricket Ground Works. The Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified archaeological consultant and contractor to deliver a programme of archaeological investigation, mitigation, and reporting works to support the proposed development. This project aims to deliver a balanced archaeological strategy that ensures any significant archaeological remains are recorded while enabling the efficient construction of the playing fields. The Council proposes to enter into a contract that will be for a term of an estimated eight months with the successful tenderer.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 45112450, 71351811, 71351914
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £115,000

- **Contract Period:** 16/09/2026 to 16/05/2027

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (cancelled)

  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

  - Date: 23/08/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F072870-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-28T12:25:40.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T07:07:28.650Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06d931