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Buyer profile · Central government
Historic England tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 64
- About one every 6 days
- Contracts awarded
- 73
- To 72 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £6.38m
- 63 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £28k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 13
- 9 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £312kestimated
- £140kestimated
- £40kestimated
- £30kestimated
- £15kestimated
- £25kestimated
- £75kestimated
- £75kestimated
- £75kestimated
- £75kestimated
- £69kestimated
- £45kestimated
- £40kestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £48kestimated
- Value not stated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 12 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
What its tenders ask for
Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)65%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)1%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)7%
- Direct award (no competition)27%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Historic England has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 27 days
- Shorter than 83% of central government buyers
- Based on 63 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 65%
- Higher than 72% of central government buyers
- Based on 103 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 62%
- Higher than 71% of central government buyers
- Based on 81 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 7
- More than 81% of central government buyers
- Based on 7 awards
- Split into lots
- 3%
- Lower than 61% of central government buyers
- Based on 64 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 27%
- Lower than 63% of central government buyers
- Based on 103 procurements
- Cancelled
- 2%
- Higher than 58% of central government buyers
- Based on 64 tenders
Compared with other central government buyers
Historic England: 27 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 0 |
| 20–25 days | 6 |
| 25–30 days | 31 |
| 30–35 days | 32 |
| 35–40 days | 8 |
| 40–45 days | 5 |
| 45–50 days | 0 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
Historic England: 7
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 3 |
| 2–4 bids | 29 |
| 4–6 bids | 27 |
| 6–8 bids | 6 |
| 8–10 bids | 6 |
| 10–12 bids | 3 |
| 12–14 bids | 1 |
| 14–16 bids | 1 |
| 16–18 bids | 3 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 0 |
Historic England: 65%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 33 |
| 10–20% | 24 |
| 20–30% | 21 |
| 30–40% | 9 |
| 40–50% | 8 |
| 50–60% | 11 |
| 60–70% | 7 |
| 70–80% | 9 |
| 80–90% | 10 |
| 90–100% | 19 |
Historic England: 62%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 3 |
| 10–20% | 5 |
| 20–30% | 13 |
| 30–40% | 18 |
| 40–50% | 33 |
| 50–60% | 27 |
| 60–70% | 22 |
| 70–80% | 7 |
| 80–90% | 12 |
| 90–100% | 5 |
Each column is a group of central government buyers with similar figures. The coloured column holds Historic England.See the full scoreboard
Contracts ending in the next 90 days
Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| ITT - Historic England Local Heritage Education Resources - UID 331 | Teachers Pet Ltd | £125k | 2 Nov 2026 |
| ITT - Stakeholder Research - UID 310 | Genecon Limited | £226k | 2 Nov 2026 |
| RM6098, Lot 3 Contract for Software Procurement Services (UID 302) | Softwareone UK Limited | — | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Evaluation of the Places of Worship Renewal Fund - UID289 | Alma Economics | £346k | 28 Oct 2026 |
| G Cloud 14 Baseline Security Checking Service (UID 322M) | Amiqus Limited | — | 27 Oct 2026 |
| RFQ - Supporting implementation of the NPPF (UID 364) | Thomson Planning & Heritage | — | 23 Oct 2026 |
| G Cloud 14 (RM1557.14) Online Listening Software | FENIX MEDIA LIMITED (T/A Pulsar) | £5,392 | 22 Oct 2026 |
| DA - Walker Fire UK Ltd Reactive Works - CREF 759 | Walker Fire UK Ltd | — | 21 Oct 2026 |
| ITT - RM6098 TPAS 2 Software Procurement Lot 3 - Further Competition (UID 302) - AWARD | Softwareone UK Limited | £2m | 14 Oct 2026 |
| Local Government Reorganisation Opportunities and Models for Historic Environment Service Delivery UID304 - AWARD | ButCH Bureau | £28k | 9 Oct 2026 |