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Milton Keynes City Council

Whitehouse Archaeological Mitigation Excavation for Cricket Ground Works

ConstructionCPV 45112450
Value£115k
Deadline24 Aug 2026
Published31 Jul 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 31 Jul 202623 days leftCloses 24 Aug 2026
Who to contact
Procurement Team
corporateprocurement@milton-keynes.gov.uk
01908691691

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

Tenders must be submitted via the Council’s E-Tendering portal, In-Tend, https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£115ktotal contract value
median £158k
this tender£0£6.5m

This sits in the lower-middle of the Construction band — a mid-scale opportunity. Based on 64,002 valued Construction tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

Milton Keynes City Council are currently out to tender for the provision of Archaeological Mitigation Excavation for Cricket Ground Works.

The Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified archaeological consultant and contractor to deliver a programme of archaeological investigation, mitigation, and reporting works to support the proposed development.

This project aims to deliver a balanced archaeological strategy that ensures any significant archaeological remains are recorded while enabling the efficient construction of the playing fields.

The Council proposes to enter into a contract that will be for a term of an estimated eight months with the successful tenderer.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The Council is seeking to appoint

The Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified archaeological consultant and contractor to deliver a programme of archaeological investigation, mitigation, and reporting works to support the proposed development.

02

This project aims to deliver a balanced

This project aims to deliver a balanced archaeological strategy that ensures any significant archaeological remains are recorded while enabling the efficient construction of the playing fields.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

What it takes to bid this

1220 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-06d931
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
072870-2026
View the original notice on Find a Tender

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source data © Crown copyright.

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