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Archaeology tenders from UK public buyers
Archaeology tenders open now: 3. In the 12 months to 22 October 2026, UK public buyers published 35 matching notices. The newest recorded award went to HCUK GROUP LIMITED on 27 Apr 2026.
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Which archaeology tenders are open now?
3 notices with a deadline still ahead on 22 October 2026, closing soonest first, all matched by text.
Archaeology tenders matched by text
Each title, buyer or stated region matches this hub’s rule. That is a word match, not a judgment of what is bought.
- Minor Archaeological Services Call-Off ContractHistoric Environment Scotland · Published 25 Sep 2026Historic Environment Scotland (HES) requires a call off contract to be put in place for minor archaeological services.£480,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Tue 27 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- ITT - Storage Design and Environmental Requirements Framework for Archaeological Archives in England - UID 369Historic England · Published 5 Oct 2026This a visionary project to define the ideal physical infrastructure for a National Collection of Archaeological Archives (NCAA) in England. It addresses the growing crisis in archaeological archive storage due to museum capacity limits and aims to establish a state-of-the-art national store that en£24,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Mon 2 Nov 2026, 09:30 GMT
- ITT - Archaeological Services in Relation to Marine Protection 2027-2029 - UID 365Historic England · Published 12 Oct 2026The UK is a signatory to the European Convention on the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage (revised) 1992. The aim of the Convention is to protect the archaeological heritage as a source of the European collective memory and as an instrument for historical and scientific study, whether on lan£312,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Fri 13 Nov 2026, 09:30 GMT
Which buyers publish the most archaeology notices?
Historic England, with 4 notices of 35 in the 12 months to 22 October 2026.
Count of notices by the buyer name as published, 35 notices in the window, read 22 October 2026.
How many archaeology notices are published each month?
About 3 a month over the last eleven full months; the busiest month was August 2026, with 5.
5 of the 17 archaeology notices that stated a GBP value in the last 12 months fell in this band (29%). 0 of the open notices listed above are in it.
Counts come from this page’s data. A stated estimate is not the contract value, and frameworks are excluded.
| Stage | Notices |
|---|---|
| Award | 15 |
| Tender | 12 |
| Contract | 6 |
| Planning | 1 |
| Tender cancellation | 1 |
| Stated value | Notices |
|---|---|
| Under £25,000 | 2 |
| £25,000 to £100,000 | 5 |
| £100,000 to £500,000 | 7 |
| £500,000 to £2 million | 0 |
| £2 million or more | 3 |
Who has won archaeology contracts recently?
Apex Demolition Limited won 1 of the award notices read for this hub, the most of any supplier.
On 27 Apr 2026, Leicestershire County Council recorded an award to HCUK GROUP LIMITED for “Lutterworth East Stub Road - Archaeology Works”, at a recorded value of £27,560.
Read the award notice. Legacy award record; supplier allocation and signed-contract status unverified
What counts as archaeology tenders here?
Archaeological assessment, survey and excavation, on land or at sea. Heritage conservation advice on standing buildings, and historic research for publication, are excluded.
Classified
The notice’s recorded classification (proposed by a model, each label checked by Jev) accepted this catalogue subject: archaeology services. Classified notices are not yet published to public pages, so none appear here yet.
Matched by text
The title contains one of: archaeology, archaeological. A word match is not a judgment of what is bought, so these are labelled as matches.
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3 notices open now
Listed above, closing soonest first, each linked to its page and the official record.Historic England published 4 notices
The most of any buyer here, out of 35 in the last 12 months.Apex Demolition Limited won 1 award
The most of any supplier in the 21 award and contract notices read for this hub.About 3 notices a month
Published on average over the last 11 full months, from 35 in the 12-month window.
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- 22 October 2026, regenerated daily
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- 22 October 2025 to 22 October 2026, by publication date
- Classification
- Not yet published to public pages
- Classified notices are not yet published to public pages, so every notice here is matched by text.
- A text match means the notice's title, buyer or stated region fits this hub's rule. It is not a judgment of what is bought.
- Open means a stated deadline still in the future. Tender notices with no stated deadline are listed separately, and only when published in the last 60 days; planning and forecast notices are not counted as open.
- Award records come from the legacy award table, whose newest record is 23 July 2026.
- UK notices from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder only. EU (TED) notices are not counted.
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