ITT - Storage Design and Environmental Requirements Framework for Archaeological Archives in England - UID 369

Historic England

Key dates and value

Status: Open
Submission deadline: 2 Nov 2026
Published: 5 Oct 2026
Estimated value: £24k
Contract start: 30 Nov 2026
Contract end: 19 Mar 2027
Location: Swindon, South West England
Notice type: UK4

Overview

This a visionary project to define the ideal physical infrastructure for a National Collection of Archaeological Archives (NCAA) in England. It addresses the growing crisis in archaeological archive storage due to museum capacity limits and aims to establish a state-of-the-art national store that ensures preservation, accessibility, and sustainability for whole archaeological archives of England where regional deposition is not possible. The aim of this project is to define a best evidence-based storage system for a national store of archaeological archives. The baseline model for such a store has already been outlined in the Options for Sustainable Archaeological Archives Report and is described below. The Operating Model has also been explored. In addition to establishing a vision for a national archaeological archive repository, this project will provide an evidence base for future infrastructure planning, including storage environments, spatial organisation, sustainability, and repository design requirements. The findings will support complementary work on business case development, cost modelling, building design, and site selection.

CPV codes

73110000 Research services
73200000 Research and development consultancy services
73210000 Research consultancy services
92522200 Preservation services of historical buildings

About the buyer

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