Archaeology Framework

Description

Highways England (HE) has a legal obligation to ensure that archaeological remains are preserved, and recorded where new roads, motorway widening projects and trunk road improvements are built by providing appropriate archaeological expertise, advice on design and contract documentation, supervising, monitoring, search and recovery and reporting progress on all stages of work. HE has highlighted the need for an archaeology framework with technically competent, capacity enabled suppliers, to provide a consistent route across programmes/directorates, drive savings and build direct relationships with suppliers. The framework will be enabled for use by Highways England other contractors. The framework is composed of six lots. Work orders are undertaken through lots 1a, 2a and 3a, Values based on individual Schemes within each lot: Lot 1a: up to GBP 2 000 000; Lot 2a: GBP 2 000 000 — <GBP 5 000 000; Lot 3a: GBP 5 000 0000 or more. Time charge orders are undertaken through lots 1b, 2b, 3b. Lot 1a: Lot No 1a The scope of the services and works that will be delivered under the framework will cover six stages: Stage 1: the provision of general early-stage, desk-based advice on the production and costing of deliverables and interventions to inform a submission. Stage 2: includes the provision of detailed assessment from the framework suppliers. This would cover the range of skill sets not normally found ‘in-house’ within the client’s design-consultancy providers. Stage 3: detailed design and implementation of investigations. The framework suppliers supply non-intrusive and intrusive archaeological investigations as appropriate. Stage 4: mitigation measures including: • avoidance, preservation by burial or investigation in the case of archaeological remains; • relocation, photographic or drawn to scale surveys in the case of historic buildings; • recording, information panels or landscape works in the case of impacts on historic landscapes; and • reduction to impact on setting through screening or landscaping. Stage 5: Archaeological mitigation for on-site works • preservation of archaeological sites in situ (some may require small scale investigation); and • archaeological recording of assets to be removed by the package contract. Stage 6: Archaeological mitigation programme for off-site works • preliminary processing of excavated material and data; • post-fieldwork assessment; • analysis and publication; and • public archaeology and community engagement. Where archaeological remains are to be preserved in situ the archaeological. Supplier may be required to undertake or monitor other suppliers’ activities. Lot 1a is for schemes of value < 2 000 000. As the roads investment strategy 2 period progresses Highways England reserves the right to transfer any unallocated value between lots to fund additional schemes. When considering potential value of work which may be won by a successful supplier, tenderers should consider the total expected value of the framework as well as the relevant lot. Lot 1b: Lot No 1b To provide time charge orders to support the development of work orders in Lot 3a. Lot 2a: Lot No 2a The scope of all lots covers six stages: Stage 1: the provision of general early-stage, desk-based advice on the production and costing of deliverables and interventions to inform a submission. Stage 2: includes the provision of detailed assessment from the framework suppliers. This would cover the range of skill sets not normally found ‘in-house’ within the Client’s design-consultancy providers. Stage 3: detailed design and implementation of investigations. The framework suppliers supply non-intrusive and intrusive archaeological investigations as appropriate. Stage 4: mitigation measures including: • avoidance, preservation by burial or investigation in the case of archaeological remains; • relocation, photographic or drawn to scale surveys in the case of historic buildings; • recording, information panels or landscape works in the case of impacts on historic landscapes; and • reduction to impact on setting through screening or landscaping. Stage 5: archaeological mitigation for on-site works: • preservation of archaeological sites in situ (some may require small scale investigation); and • archaeological recording of assets to be removed by the package contract. Stage 6: archaeological mitigation programme for off-site works • preliminary processing of excavated material and data; • post-fieldwork assessment; • analysis and publication; and • public archaeology and community engagement. Where archaeological remains are to be preserved in situ the archaeological supplier may be required to undertake or monitor other suppliers’ activities. Lot 2a is for schemes of value GBP 2 000 000 — < GBP 5 000 000. As the roads investment strategy 2 period progresses Highways England reserves the right to transfer any unallocated value between lots to fund additional schemes. When considering potential value of work which may be won by a successful supplier, tenderers should consider the total expected value of the framework as well as the lot. Lot 2b: Lot No 2b To provide time charge orders to support the development of work orders in lot 1a. Lot 3a: Lot No 3a The scope of all lots covers six stages: Stage 1: the provision of general early-stage, desk-based advice on the production and costing of deliverables and interventions to inform a submission. Stage 2: includes the provision of detailed assessment from the framework suppliers. This would cover the range of skill sets not normally found ‘in-house’ within the client's design-consultancy providers. Stage 3: detailed design and implementation of investigations. The framework suppliers supply non-intrusive and intrusive archaeological investigations as appropriate, at the direction of the client. Stage 4: Mitigation measures including: • avoidance, preservation by burial or investigation in the case of archaeological remains; • relocation, photographic or drawn to scale surveys in the case of historic buildings; • recording, information panels or landscape works in the case of impacts on historic landscapes; and • reduction to impact on setting through screening or landscaping. Stage 5: archaeological mitigation for on-site works • preservation of archaeological sites in situ (some may require small scale investigation); and • archaeological recording of assets to be removed by the package contract. Stage 6: Archaeological mitigation programme for off-site works: • preliminary processing of excavated material and data; • post-fieldwork assessment; • analysis and publication; and • public archaeology and community engagement. Where archaeological remains are to be preserved in situ the archaeological. Supplier may be required to undertake or monitor other suppliers' activities. Lot 3a is for schemes of value > GBP 5 000 000. As the roads investment strategy 2 period progresses Highways England reserves the right to transfer any unallocated value between lots to fund additional schemes. When considering potential value of work which may be won by a successful supplier, tenderers should consider the total expected value of the framework as well as the relevant lot. Lot 3b: Lot No 3b To provide time charge orders to support the development of work orders in Lot 2a.