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Historic Environment Scotland

Minor Archaeological Services Call-Off Contract

ConstructionCPV 45112450
Value£480,000
Deadline27 Oct 2026
Published25 Sept 2026
RegionNationwide

£480,000 — stated in the notice

Timeline
Published 25 Sept 202629 days leftCloses 27 Oct 2026
Who to contact
procurement@hes.scot
+44 1316688866

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£480ktotal contract value
median £158k
this tender£0£6.5m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Construction band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 64,002 valued Construction tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

Historic Environment Scotland has published 7 Construction notices, about every 7 months. On that rhythm the next one is expected around April 2027.

53% of Historic Environment Scotland’s awards go to a supplier it has used before.

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The brief

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) requires a call off contract to be put in place for minor archaeological services.

What it takes to bid this

12–20 daysof bid-team effort
£8.2k–£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Hold at bidSSIP-family accreditation (CHAS / Constructionline)
  • Hold at bidISO 45001 / H&S policy & CDM competence
  • Show at bidNamed site & contract managers with CVs
  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077a71
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
090951-2026
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