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    ContractsUnderwater Archaeology Services
    Awarded contract

    Underwater Archaeology Services

    Awarded
    £37.7k
    Published 27 Jul 2026

    Provide underwater archaeology and historic asset management services for Scottish waters and freshwater environments.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· ScotlandPublished 27 Jul 2026· 2 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £37.7k
    Published 27 Jul 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £37,663
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Engineering
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      Scotland

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • MM
      MSDS Marine and MSDS Heritage
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 2 months ago.

    27 July 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    Historic Environment Scotland (HES) seeks a contractor to provide comprehensive information and expertise for investigating, recording, conserving, protecting, and promoting historic assets located underwater. Services should cover sub-tidal environments within UK waters adjacent to Scotland (up to 12 nautical miles offshore), and freshwater locations such as Scottish lochs when required. The contractor will support HES in fulfilling its statutory functions related to underwater cultural heritage management and archaeological activities. This opportunity is ideal for organizations with expertise in marine archaeology, underwater surveying, heritage documentation, conservation protocols, and environmental compliance in both saltwater and freshwater settings.

    Track record

    1 award · 1 winner
    Thin record

    Only 1 prior award here — too little to read.

    In engineering, Historic Environment Scotland has awarded 1 contract to 1 supplier.

    Who wins here
    1. MSDS Marine and MSDS Heritage1× · 100%

    Across engineering, the most active winners are AECOM LTD, WSP UK LIMITED, OVE ARUP PARTNERS LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-066e89

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    Historic Environment Scotland
    Sector
    Engineering