Tenders/ITT - Storage Design and Environmental Requirements Framework for Archaeological Archives in England - UID 369

ITT - Storage Design and Environmental Requirements Framework for Archaeological Archives in England - UID 369

Historic England

Published: Oct 5, 2026

Updated: Oct 5, 2026

About This Opportunity

This is a consulting contract in the architecture and engineering, environment and climate and construction and civil works sectors, with a focus on Buildings. Located in United Kingdom, Europe, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums.

Published through UK FTS - Find a Tender Service, a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for consulting in the architecture and engineering sector. Consulting assignments are typically evaluated with a strong emphasis on the technical proposal, including the methodology and qualifications of key experts. Shortlisted firms may be invited to submit financial proposals in a second stage. Interested parties should review the full documentation on the original source before submitting their proposal.

Description

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.

Data provenance

This notice is sourced from UK FTS - Find a Tender Service and was originally published on October 5, 2026. Last refreshed today. Reference: 093994-2026. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.

About Historic England

Historic England has issued 114 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 11 currently open and 70 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Governance & Public Administration, Culture, Heritage & Tourism, and Information & Communication Technology. All notices are published for United Kingdom. Notices are distributed via UK FTS - Find a Tender Service and UK Contracts Finder. Most recent publication: October 5, 2026.

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Who is the contracting authority?

This notice was issued by Historic England in United Kingdom. The authority is responsible for evaluating bids, awarding the contract, and managing performance.

What type of contract is this?

This is a Consulting contract in the Architecture & Engineering Services sector. The classification helps bidders match the opportunity to their qualifications and registered scope of supply.

Where will the contract be performed?

The contract is for delivery in United Kingdom. Foreign bidders should review local registration, taxation, and any in-country presence requirements before submitting.

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Visit UK FTS - Find a Tender Service to access the full notice, required documents, and submission instructions. Quote reference 093994-2026 when communicating with the contracting authority.