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

Regency Restoration Project: Archaeological Investigation Contract

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Description of the goods or services required

The National Botanic Garden of Wales has HLF and other funding to undertake the first (Development) stage of a project to restore a Regency waterpark within the parkland of the Middleton estate. The parkland is included in the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Historic Interest in Wales. The garden is seeking an archaeological contractor to undertake archaeological investigations of a number of locations within the restoration site, in order to evaluate known features, explore areas of archaeological potential and undertake watching briefs of engineering site investigations. The resulting information will inform the development of detailed conservation and restoration proposals and designs for lake dams, cascades, lake beds, and related features (paths, carriage drives, bridges and lost garden features, etc.)

The excavation team must have relevant experience and qualifications to conduct fieldwork related to investigation and interpretation of historic parkland features, particularly those of the medieval to later periods. The Excavation Director should be a Member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists. All excavations must be undertaken to CIfA standards and carried out in line with MAP2. It is anticipated that the excavations will be undertaken in two stages: first in mid-June - Sept 2015 and second in April 2016. The contractor will be required to involve volunteers in all suitable fieldwork.

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Notice Coding and Classification

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Total quantity or scope of tender

Estimated value of investigations, including associated reports expenses: £39,000

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Details are provided in the Request for Quotation for Archaeological Investigation Contract.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

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Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

RFQ – RR 305 – 2015

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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 notice has been sent as a region specific notice. If you did not receive an alert about this you are not based in the specific region selected by the buying authority. Questions on why this was sent as a region specific notice should be sent to the buying authority.

(WA Ref:26588)

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Additional Documentation

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Publication date of this notice