Awarded contract

Archaeological Development Management Advice and Historic Environment Record Management Services

Details

Buyer: Bath and North East Somerset Council
Supplier(s): South West Heritage Trust
Value: £297,853.18
Duration: 3 years
Topic: Archaeological services
Published: 22 April 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

The contract is for the provision of specialist archaeological advice to the local planning authority, taking account the policy objectives of the Council under relevant legislation. Also, for the maintenance of the authority's Historic Environment Record to standards laid down by Historic England, making its contents available online for use by the planning authority, external agencies, developers, academic researchers and the wider public. ## Contract award Title: Archaeological Development Management Advice and Historic Environment Record Management Services

Timeline

Completed: Award published22 April 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date22 April 2026
Next: Contract expiry date31 May 2029in 3 years

About the buyer

Bath and North East Somerset Council is a local authority that buys works, goods, services and professional advice through its own procurement team. Almost all contracts are listed and managed on Supplying the South West, where suppliers register before applying. New opportunities above a low value threshold are advertised on the council website and on the Central Digital Platform. Pre-agreed contracts cover almost every requirement, with spot purchases kept for low value items. External frameworks hosted by the Crown Commercial Service, ESPO, NEPO, YPO and Matrix Prism give a further route to market. Most contracts run for between three and five years.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Bath and North East Somerset Council's contract awards have been in health and social work, architectural and engineering services and construction work.

Relevant CPV codes

71351914 · Archaeological services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@bath-and-north-east-somerset-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@bath-and-north-east-somerset-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@bath-and-north-east-somerset-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@bath-and-north-east-somerset-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@bath-and-north-east-somerset-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@bath-and-north-east-somerset-council.gov