CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

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Authority Name and Address

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Address from which documentation may be obtained

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Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

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Title

Archaeological Services for Victorian Jubillee Fountain Refurbishment

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Description of the goods or services required

This Invitation to Tender (ITT) has been prepared for the provision of a community archaeological programme.

MTC is looking to contract an archaeologist to help deliver some of the key outputs of its project “Turning on the Tap, Restoration of the Jubilee Fountain, Monmouth”. The project will:

1. restore the fountain to working order, giving it a prominence that will ensure its care long into the future and

2. use the restoration and its associated programme of community engagement to:

• celebrate Monmouth’s heritage by bringing it to a new, larger and more diverse audience;

• encourage and help underpin long-term environmental sustainability;

• change ideas and activities about fountains, water and waste;

• promote and support community wellbeing;

• help boost the local economy and

• help make Monmouth a better place to live work and visit.

MTC and the MFG have given considerable thought as to how best to deliver the outputs listed above. Following detailed consultation with local archaeologists (Churchill Archaeology and MonArchaeology) it was decided that a professionally designed and delivered community archaeological programme based in Overmonnow, would be an inspirational way of exciting local people about heritage and ensuring long-term conservation and understanding. A suitable site has been identified at Overmonnow Primary School with the school anxious to host the programme. The programme will be used to link the history of the Jubilee Fountain to the wider heritage of Overmonnow, the parish served by the fountain, and Monmouth itself. Under appropriate supervision, the programme will offer the rare opportunity for young people and people from the local communities of Overmonnow, Monmouth and the surrounding area to participate in an archaeology programme designed to:

• research the history of the fountain placing it in the context of Overmonnow and Monmouth;

• draw the community into the project and heritage of the area by giving young people and the not so young, the opportunity to investigate their environment and all it contains;

• ensure long-term future conservation and understanding by exciting the local community about their heritage;

• offer a range of skill building opportunities and inspire children and adults about history through practical skills;

• enrich the knowledge and understanding of Overmonnow in a local, regional and possibly a national context.

The Town Council are looking for an archaeologist to deliver this project.

Full details of the programme can be obtained from Paula Hartley at townclerk@monmouth.gov.uk

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=129454.

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Notice Coding and Classification

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Total quantity or scope of tender

The contracting period is from 8th May 2023 until the project ends on 31st March 2024, subject to approval for a Lottery Grant. If the grant is not successful the project will not proceed.

3 Conditions for Participation

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Minimum standards and qualification required

Qualified archaeologist with experience of similar community programmes and refurbishment of structures of historical interest.

4 Administrative Information

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Type of Procedure

Single stage

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Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

N/a

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Time Limits

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Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

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Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

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Additional Information

This project will only proceed if a National Lottery Grant is successful.

(WA Ref:129454)

Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority’s economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are:

The contractor will liaise with local secondary schools to recruit a small team of volunteers to carry out research the into history of the of the Jubilee Fountain.

3.The contractor will carry out a 14 day archaeological research and excavation at Overmonnow Primary School, to map the location, recover, identify and record all artefacts to CIfA standards.

• The contractor will offer school groups, community groups, volunteers and members of the public the opportunity to participate in the research, excavation process.

• The contractor will offer participants the opportunity to learn the tasks and techniques used to excavate archaeological sites and provide appropriate training, suited to age and levels of experience. The contractor will provide equipment as required including Health and Safe. It is the role of the contractor to define and ensure appropriate staff levels and ensures safeguarding measures are in place. Children will be supervised by their teachers and/or guardians at all times

• During school days, the contractor will timetable a variety and inspiring bespoke activities suitable for primary and secondary children. At the weekends the contractor will include a timetable of sessions suitable for local groups and the wider community.

• The contractor should provide a closing community open day event where preliminary results are available and discussed with attendees.

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Additional Documentation

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Publication date of this notice