Tender

Knowing the Heritage Sector Phase 4 - catalogue of heritage enterprises in England - UID 148

  • Historic England

UK4: Tender notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-010325

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-064891

Published 5 February 2026, 10:33am

Scope

Reference

P/REF 00000532

Description

Historic England is commissioning Phase 4 of its “Knowing the Heritage Sector” programme to address the lack of reliable market intelligence about heritage enterprises in England. This phase will deliver a minimum viable product (MVP) comprising an initial catalogue of heritage enterprises, aligned to consistent data structures and standards, and accompanied by three static dashboard design concepts to illustrate potential data presentation formats. The catalogue will draw on multiple data sources and employ methods such as web-scraping and machine learning, supplemented by manual review, to achieve high accuracy and coverage. The project aims to provide the foundation for a future market intelligence service that will enable better decision-making, foster collaboration, and support innovation across the heritage sector.

Total value (estimated)

  • £250,000 excluding VAT
  • £300,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 27 April 2026 to 27 April 2027
  • 1 year, 1 day

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 73110000 - Research services
  • 73210000 - Research consultancy services
  • 79310000 - Market research services
  • 79311400 - Economic research services
  • 79315000 - Social research services

Submission

Enquiry deadline

25 February 2026, 9:30am

Tender submission deadline

4 March 2026, 9:30am

Submission address and any special instructions

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/historicengland/aspx/Home

Tenders may be submitted electronically

Yes

Languages that may be used for submission

English

Award decision date (estimated)

1 April 2026

Award criteria

This table displays the award criteria of the lot
Name Description Type
Simple description

Price Weighting 30% Quality Weighting 70%

 Price

Weighting description

Price Weighting 30% Quality Weighting 70%

Other information

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes

Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure

Contracting authority

Historic England

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXLY-5862-RMML

The Engine House

Swindon

SN22EH

United Kingdom

Contact name: Ewolina Gomola

Email: procurement-he@historicengland.org.uk

Website: http://www.historicengland.org.uk

Region: UKK14 - Swindon

Organisation type: Public authority - central government