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The University of Leicester

LUV01128 - The Provision of Plant Hire with Operator to the University of Leicester

ConstructionCPV 45000000
Value£880k
Awarded29 May 2023
Published9 Jun 2023
RegionEast Midlands
Outcome — awarded

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Contract value in context
£880ktotal contract value
median £158k
this tender£0£6.5m

This is a large award for Construction — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 64,002 valued Construction tenders in our corpus.

The brief

The University's is seeking to award a multi supplier framework for hire of plant with operator.

The University has a commercial archaeological Unit embedded in the School of Archaelogy and Ancient History, called University Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS).

ULAS offer a comprehensive, integrated service for all types of archaeological and heritage projects.

For fieldwork-based projects, ULAS often use external suppliers to help with digging trenches and moving spoil (excavated material) around the sites.

The Contract will initially run for a 3 year period, commencing on 1 July 2023 and ending on 30 June 2026 with one optional annual extension periods until 30 June 2027.

The Contract will run into the optional years following satisfactory agreement between the University and the successful tenderer(s).

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ULAS offer a comprehensive, integrated service

ULAS offer a comprehensive, integrated service for all types of archaeological and heritage projects.

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