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Excavation of Mersea Blockhouse

Essex County Council

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Essex County Council

Buyer Address: County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford, UKH36, CM1 1QH, United Kingdom

Contact Email: mihaela.matei@essex.gov.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
limited
Value
174662.0 GBP
Published
19 Feb 2026, 13:57
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
01 Feb 2026, 00:00
Contract End
01 Mar 2028, 23:59
Category
n/a
CPV
45112450 - Excavation work at archaeological sites
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Colchester Archaeological Trust Limited
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

The project is for a full archaeological excavation, assessment, analysis, reporting and archiving, of the scheduled Henrician blockhouse/artillery fort and associated unscheduled foreshore (intertidal) features, that lie on the Essex coast at East Mersea.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

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