Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c42-35a8-712e-aa9a-38a7e6114cf2/archaeological-fieldworks-services-for-cambridgeshire-county-council awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Archaeological Fieldworks Services for Cambridgeshire County Council [LGSS on behalf of Cambridgeshire County Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/lgss-on-behalf-of-cambridgeshire-county-council) Estimated value £4,000,000 to £6,000,000 Published 17 May 2019 Deadline Closed 24 Jun 2019 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The aims of this procurement are to replace a lapsed framework for similar requirements, which ran from2014-2018. As a developer, the council and its agents have obligations towards mitigating the impact caused byits projects on the historic environment. This includes the need for archaeological investigations. This frameworkensures the most productive and cost-effective suppliers of commercial fieldwork services are available to thecouncil. The Authority wishes to appoint between 3 and 5 providers for this framework agreement. All work under thisframework shall be awarded via one of 2 routes: - by approaching the provider who finishes in 1st place in the initial framework evaluation, and then if they areunable to service the requirement approaching the 2nd placed bidder and so on, or - Running a further competition where all providers shall be invited to submit a project specific proposal for adiscrete piece of work. This Framework is open for use by all current LGSS partners including:  partners and other organisations delegating services and or functions to LGSS (currently CambridgeshireCounty Council, Milton Keynes Council, Northamptonshire County Council, Norwich City Authority andNorthampton Borough Council) who participate in LGSS' shared services venture;  By way of access agreement this framework is also open to new LGSS customers seeking to utilise LGSSframeworks on an independent third party basis including:  any city, district, borough or other local authority within the counties of any LGSS partner authority (currentlyCambridgeshire County, the City of Milton Keynes and Northamptonshire County) including NorthamptonshirePartnership Homes;  any companies or organisations set up by participants in LGSS including Stand Out Northamptonshire;  any school, academy, university or other educational establishment within the counties of any LGSS partnerauthority (currently Cambridgeshire County, Northamptonshire County and Milton Keynes); and  any Public Body outlined in either Part I or Part II of the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) (PublicBodies) Order 1972. Details of these can be found at [legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1972/853/made](http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1972/853/made). Read full description ## CPV classification Archaeological services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/9a710dc8-f299-45fc-ae6e-807f37b1190d) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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