Contract award · 25 Feb 2025

Archaeological Services in relation to Marine Protection 2025-2027 (NP225) [PCR 2015] - AWARD

Historic England awarded “Archaeological Services in relation to Marine Protection 2025-2027…” to MSDS Marine Ltd for £200k on 25 Feb 2025.

Architecture & engineeringSouth West

Value £200k
WinnerMSDS Marine Ltd SME

Open competition

Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.

Key facts

Buyer
Historic England · Body governed by public law
Supplier
MSDS Marine Ltd SME
Value
£199,849.63
Procedure
Open procedure
Sector
Architecture & engineering · Marine survey services (CPV 71354500)
Timeline
  1. Contract date25 Feb 2025
  2. Published12 Mar 2025Published 15 days after the contract date

Description

The UK is a signatory to the European Convention on the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage (revised) 1992. The aim of the Convention is to protect the archaeological heritage as a source of the European collective memory and as an instrument for historical and scientific study, whether on land or underwater. In order to meet this commitment and to provide for the conservation and enhancement of significant marine heritage assets, Historic England is seeking to procure, within a single contract, assessment functions to support marine protection and management for the two-year period April 2025 to March 2027 (inclusive). Effective marine protection advice is reliant on the provision of field observations to underpin the core functions of protection and management of, and access to, the marine historic environment in order to realise wider social, cultural, economic and environmental benefits. Both the UK Marine Policy Statement (2011) and the National Planning Policy Framework (2…

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