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SKDC-1611 Archaeological Advice Services

Engineering & ArchitectureCPV 71351914

Value£192,000

Deadline21 Oct 2026

Published23 Sept 2026

RegionNationwide

£192,000 — stated in the notice

Timeline

Published 23 Sept 202627 days leftCloses 21 Oct 2026

Who to contact

Procurement@southkesteven.gov.uk

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

£192ktotal contract value

median £95k

this tender£0£2.0m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Engineering & Architecture band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 33,646 valued Engineering & Architecture tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

South Kesteven District Council publishes Engineering & Architecture work continuously — 26 notices, roughly one every 61 days. This is a stream to watch, not a cycle to wait for.

15% of South Kesteven District Council’s awards go to a supplier it has used before.

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The brief

South Kesteven District Council "The Council" is seeking a single provider "Contractor" for the provision of historic environment advice to assist the Council in relation to its activities relating to planning both Development Management (planning applications/pre-application requests/condition compliance etc) and planning policy.

The Contract will cover the provision of advice for buried heritage advice (archaeological advice).

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%

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Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
Show at bidSocial value commitments

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