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Opportunity overview
This a visionary project to define the ideal physical infrastructure for a National Collection of Archaeological Archives (NCAA) in England. It addresses the growing crisis in archaeological archive storage due to museum capacity limits and aims to establish a state-of-the-art national store that ensures preservation, accessibility, and sustainability for whole archaeological archives of England where regional deposition is not possible.
The aim of this project is to define a best evidence-based storage system for a national store of archaeological archives. The baseline model for such a store has already been outlined in the Options for Sustainable Archaeological Archives Report and is described below. The Operating Model has also been explored.
In addition to establishing a vision for a national archaeological archive repository, this project will provide an evidence base for future infrastructure planning, including storage environments, spatial organisation, sustainability, and repository design requirements. The findings will support complementary work on business case development, cost modelling, building design, and site selection.
Classification
CPV73110000 — Research services
CPV73200000 — Research and development consultancy services
CPV73210000 — Research consultancy services
CPV92522200 — Preservation services of historical buildings
Lots
Lot 1AED 24k · Source currency differs from tender
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093994-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
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ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Historic England is seeking research and consultancy support to define an evidence-based storage system and environmental, spatial, sustainability and repository-design requirements for a proposed national store for archaeological archives in England. The work will inform later business-case, cost-modelling, building-design and site-selection activity.
Who this may suit
Suitable for research, heritage-archive, collections-storage, conservation-environment and infrastructure-planning consultancies. Explicit qualification and accreditation requirements are not stated in the supplied notice data.
Key points identified
Service scopeDefine a best evidence-based storage system for a national store of archaeological archives.Evidence: "The aim of this project is to define a best evidence-based storage system for a national store of archaeological archives."
Technical focusAddress storage environments, spatial organisation, sustainability and repository design requirements.Evidence: "The project will provide an evidence base for future infrastructure planning, including storage environments, spatial organisation, sustainability, and repository design requirements."
Archive coverageSupport preservation, accessibility and sustainability for whole archaeological archives in England where regional deposition is not possible.Evidence: The description states that the national store is intended to ensure these outcomes "for whole archaeological archives of England where regional deposition is not possible."
91% approved-analysis confidence7 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
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Historic England is seeking research and consultancy support to define an evidence-based storage system and environmental, spatial, sustainability and repository-design requirements for a proposed national store for archaeological archives in England. The work will inform later business-case, cost-modelling, building-design and site-selection activity.
Who this may suit
Suitable for research, heritage-archive, collections-storage, conservation-environment and infrastructure-planning consultancies. Explicit qualification and accreditation requirements are not stated in the supplied notice data.
Key deliverables
Evidence-based storage-system recommendations for a national archaeological archive store
Requirements covering storage environments, spatial organisation, sustainability and repository design
Evidence to support future business-case development, cost modelling, building design and site selection
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
7 criteria identified
Service scope
98% confidence
Define a best evidence-based storage system for a national store of archaeological archives.
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"The aim of this project is to define a best evidence-based storage system for a national store of archaeological archives."
Technical focus
98% confidence
Address storage environments, spatial organisation, sustainability and repository design requirements.
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"The project will provide an evidence base for future infrastructure planning, including storage environments, spatial organisation, sustainability, and repository design requirements."
Archive coverage
94% confidence
Support preservation, accessibility and sustainability for whole archaeological archives in England where regional deposition is not possible.
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The description states that the national store is intended to ensure these outcomes "for whole archaeological archives of England where regional deposition is not possible."
Supplier qualifications
98% confidence
Unknown.
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No qualification, experience threshold, staffing or accreditation requirement is stated in the supplied data.
Supplier eligibility criteria
98% confidence
Unknown.
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The supplied notice data does not state exclusion, economic/financial standing, technical selection or geographic eligibility criteria.
SME suitability
99% confidence
Unknown.
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The suitable_for_sme field is null.
VCSE suitability
99% confidence
Unknown.
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The suitable_for_vcse field is null.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Stated maximum value
95% confidence
24,000 GBP.
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Process value_max is 24000 and currency is GBP.
Lot value currency
99% confidence
24,000 AED (source conflict).
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Lot 1 records value_amount 24000 and currency AED, conflicting with the process-level GBP currency.
Pricing and payment terms
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No pricing schedule, payment terms or contract terms are supplied.
Delivery
Delivery geography
90% confidence
England is referenced for the national collection and archives; supplier delivery location is otherwise unknown.
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The title and description refer to archaeological archives "in England". The only structured location is labelled "Buyer location" and is Swindon.
Contract dates and duration
99% confidence
Unknown.
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contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null.
Delivery milestones
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No milestone or timetable information is supplied beyond the submission deadline.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Procedure
99% confidence
Below-threshold open competition.
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procurement_method_details is "Below threshold - open competition".
Opportunity status
99% confidence
Open tender.
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display_status is "open", source_status is "active", and stage is "tender".
Publication date
99% confidence
5 October 2026, 16:45:14 +01:00.
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published_at is 2026-10-05T16:45:14+01:00.
Submission deadline
99% confidence
2 November 2026, 09:30 UTC.
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submission_deadline is 2026-11-02T09:30:00+00:00.
Submission method and documents
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No submission portal instructions or tender documents are included in the supplied data.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Currency inconsistency
99% confidence
The process-level value is in GBP but the sole lot is recorded in AED; the applicable budget currency requires confirmation.
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Process currency is GBP with value_max 24000; Lot 1 currency is AED with value_amount 24000.
Limited tender detail
98% confidence
Evaluation criteria, contract terms, submission instructions, supplier selection criteria and delivery timetable are not provided in the supplied record.
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Only notice-level metadata and a high-level description are supplied.
Scope maturity
90% confidence
The work is described as vision- and evidence-building for future planning, so detailed outputs and acceptance criteria may require clarification in the tender documents.
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The description says the findings will support future business case development, cost modelling, building design and site selection.
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