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Whitehouse Archaeological Mitigation Excavation for Cricket Ground Works

ConstructionCPV 45112450

Value£115k

Deadline25 Sept 2026

Published28 Aug 2026

RegionNationwide

Timeline

Published 28 Aug 202624 days leftCloses 25 Sept 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 £95k

this tender£0£2.0m

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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.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

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.

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