Highways England Announces New Framework
Highways England has announced the award of a new four-year archaeology framework which will help it work directly with archaeological contractors.
The framework will offer successful suppliers the opportunity to work with the government company to help protect and enhance the environment, which includes England’s unique cultural heritage and buried archaeology, while improving the country’s motorways and major A roads.
The framework is worth £195M, and has been awarded over three lots to the following companies:
Lot 1 – under £2M
- Connect Archaeology LLP
- Infra
- Archaeology Management Solutions
Lot 2 – £2M to £5M
- Headland
- Oxford-Cotswold Archaeology
- Aecom
- Museum of London Archaeology
Lot 3 – over £5M
- Headland
- Oxford-Cotswold Archaeology
- Aecom
- Museum of London Archaeology
By having this framework in place, archaeology contractors can work directly with Highways England, supporting the initial design stage of road schemes in the road investment strategy. This in turn will support how projects proceed through the planning stages, including what mitigation work is needed. The framework will bring multiple benefits to Highways England across cost efficiency, delivery of improvements and safety on-site. The contract is available to all Highways England schemes, and can also be used by the Regional Delivery Partnership (RDP), Delivery Integration Partners.
Catherine McGrath, Category Manager for Ground Investigation and Archaeology at Highways England, said: “We’re delighted to announce the new framework; it’s the first of its kind in the archaeological sector for Highways England and enables us to develop direct relationships with archaeology contractors, developing greater efficiencies. We look forward to working with the successful suppliers.”
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