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Published 27 Aug 2026, 09:11 BST

Official UK procurement notice

T26-117ENV Archaeology Services for Unlocking Silent Heritage (Historic Cemeteries Enhancement) Project PEACEPLUS

Official notice

Authority: Derry City and Strabane District Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£20,000£20,000 inc. VAT39.8% below published estimate
Submissions closed 25 Sept 2026awarded 9 Oct 2026
Awarded to IRISH ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONSULTANCY LIMITED
Contract term 6 moends 31 Mar 2027 · starts 30 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Derry City and Strabane District Council invites quotations from suitably qualified and experienced commercial archaeologists and archaeological organisations to provide archaeological services associated with the T26-117ENV Unlocking Silent Heritage (USH) Project. The Unlocking Silent Heritage Project is a cross-community engagement programme funded through the PEACEPLUS Programme and managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB). The project aims to enhance access to, understanding of and engagement with the district's historic cemeteries through community heritage activities, genealogy, digitisation of records and sensitive site improvements. The Programme relates to the conservation, access improvement, interpretation and enhancement works within six historic cemeteries across the Derry City and Strabane District Council area and will require archaeological oversight, securing statutory approvals, liaison with three teams in the Historic Environment Division (HED); (i) Heritage Development and Change Branch (HDCB), (ii) Excavation and Licensing Team (iii) Scheduled Monument Management and Council, as well as the monitoring of works to ensure the protection of archaeological and historic assets. Your submission must be submitted via etendersNI, via this CFT. No other method of submissions will be accepted. Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.

CPV: Archaeological services · Engineering-related scientific and technical services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 6 moPublished value£20,000
Contract period: 30 Sept 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 (6 mo)Value: £20,000 exc. VAT · £20,000 inc. VAT

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
27 Aug 2026, 09:11 BST
Last source update
29 Oct 2026, 14:25 GMT
Authority reference
T26-117ENV
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-081582
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Archaeological servicesEngineering-related scientific and technical services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN0A)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ed27 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
25 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
11 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

27 Aug 2026 → 29 Oct 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published64 days ago
    27 Aug 2026, 09:11 BST
  2. Clarification questions by48 days ago
    11 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline34 days ago
    25 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts30 days ago
    30 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published18h ago
    29 Oct 2026, 14:25 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Aug 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    27 Aug 2026, 09:11 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    29 Oct 2026, 14:25 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    29 Oct 2026, 14:25 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    29 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £12,0401 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
IRISH ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONSULTANCY LIMITED30 Oct 2026 – 30 Apr 2027£12,040 inc. VAT9 Oct 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders10—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Derry City and Strabane District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PGJQ-8275-HLMG Council Offices, 98 Strand Road, Derry, Northern Ireland, BT48 7NNContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender