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PME - Digital Preservation System (DPS) (UID 226M)

Historic England · Central government

In brief

Historic England has announced plans to buy IT and software and leisure and events work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £220,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 1 November 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 6 bids per contract for this buyer (from 7 awards in the last 12 months).

Dynamic purchasing system

Suppliers join a list the buyer can call on. You can usually apply at any time while it is open, and work is awarded later through smaller competitions between members.

What the notice says

Historic England is undertaking Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) to improve its understanding of the Digital Preservation System (DPS) marketplace and inform future procurement requirements. The engagement is intended to: • Increase understanding of available DPS solutions. • Identify common and differentiating capabilities. • Understand implementation approaches. • Explore pricing and support models. • Inform future procurement requirements. This exercise is not a procurement and is not intended to identify a preferred supplier.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 070896-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 070922-2026
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 071828-2026

Last time this was bought

DA - Risklex AssessNet incident reporting system and compliance logbooks (UID 81)

Awarded
11 March 2026
Value
Not stated, or split across lots
Contract ends
31 March 2027

Matched on Historic England, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Historic EnglandLast 12 months

Procurements

107

Awards

73

Suppliers it has used most for IT and software

All tenders and awards from Historic England

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From notice 070896-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 27 July 2026, last updated 29 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.