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
- Alan Baxter Limited SME
- Value
- £18,500
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Construction work · Buildings of particular historical or architectural interest (CPV 45212350)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
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- Timeline
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- Contract date27 Nov 2024
- Published20 Dec 2024Published 23 days after the contract date
Description
Slough town centre lies roughly 3km north of Windsor Castle (Grade I Listed), England's largest castle. Windsor Castle has become fixed in the popular consciousness as an exemplar of how a medieval Castle should look. Much of Windsor Great Park is lower than the Castle, and in views from these areas the Castle is silhouetted against the sky. In contrast, when viewed from a ridge of land to the south of the Castle, the Castle is seen against the backdrop of the Chilterns with Slough in between. Windsor Castle and the Great Park are of the highest significance as one of England's most important historic ensembles. There is increasing interest in and pressure from large-scale development proposals in Slough, which have the potential individually and cumulatively to harm the significance of the Windsor ensemble through development in its setting. Decision-making is made harder by a lack of detailed analysis of the contribution made by setting to the significance of the Windsor ensemble. T…
About the supplier
Alan Baxter Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06600598).