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Whitehouse Archaeological Mitigation Excavation for Cricket Ground Works

Buyer: Milton Keynes City Council →

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BuyerMilton Keynes City Council
StatusOpen
Deadline25 Sept 2026
Value£115,000
Published28 Aug 2026

What is being bought

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.

Delivery location

UKJ12, GB

Categories

Excavation work at archaeological sites 45112450Topographical surveys of archaeological sites 71351811Archaeological services 71351914

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusactive
ValueAED 115,000
Contract periodFrom 15 Oct 2026 to 14 Jun 2027

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Excavation work at archaeological sites, Topographical surveys of archaeological sites, Archaeological servicesNot 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 4512,1264 median · 25.8 average (3,461 of 12,126 with a bid count)3.8 average (3,819 of 12,126 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer23Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKJ12448 median · 21.7 average (7 of 44 with a bid count)5.5 average (10 of 44 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)9936 median · 6 average (4 of 993 with a bid count)1 average (4 of 993 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 policyallowed
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Source data inventory

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

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06eeba
Latest release ID082258-2026
Latest release timestampFri Aug 28 2026 14:04:48 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082258-2026
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsBelow threshold - open competition
Main procurement categoryworks
Above thresholdNo
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2026-09-25T12:00:00+01:00
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadline2026-09-14T23:59:00+01:00
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsTenders must be submitted via the Council’s E-Tendering portal, In-Tend, https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£115,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source2
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
28 Aug 2026tender082258-2026

All source data

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

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