Official UK procurement notice
T26-117ENV Archaeology Services for Unlocking Silent Heritage (Historic Cemeteries Enhancement) Project PEACEPLUS
Authority: Derry City and Strabane District Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDerry 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 publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£20,000
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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).
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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).
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)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ed27Find 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
Timeline
27 Aug 2026 → 29 Oct 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published64 days ago27 Aug 2026, 09:11 BST
- Clarification questions by48 days ago11 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline34 days ago25 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts30 days ago30 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published18h ago29 Oct 2026, 14:25 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Aug 2026- Tender notice published27 Aug 2026, 09:11 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published29 Oct 2026, 14:25 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete29 Oct 2026, 14:25 GMT
- Contract signature expected29 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| IRISH ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONSULTANCY LIMITED30 Oct 2026 – 30 Apr 2027 | £12,040 inc. VAT | 9 Oct 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- IRISH ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONSULTANCY LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender