System operational · UK tenders

Buyer profile

Historic England

public_corpUKK14englandGB

Get alerts when Historic England publishes a new tender — 7-day free trial, then £4.99/month.

Total contracts

387

Known spend

£83m

367 disclosed

Average value

£226,049

Per contract

Active suppliers

10

Last 5 years

Open14Awarded202Closed168

Top suppliers

Last 5 years
  1. 1

    Wessex Archaeology

    4 winslatest 14 Jul 2026

    £209,995

  2. 2

    GEOFFREY ROBINSON LIMITED

    3 winslatest 07 Jul 2026CH 01042638

    £272,960

  3. 3

    MSDS Marine

    3 winslatest 14 Jul 2026

    £171,640

  4. 4

    Softcat plc

    2 winslatest 18 Aug 2026CH 02174990

    £2m

  5. 5

    Bonfire Films

    2 winslatest 07 Nov 2025CH 12024348

    £1m

  6. 6

    Sound View Media Limited

    2 winslatest 07 Nov 2025CH 08120586

    £1m

  7. 7

    Woven Films Ltd

    2 winslatest 07 Nov 2025CH 08289199

    £1m

  8. 8

    Cotswold Archaeology

    2 winslatest 14 Jul 2026

    £101,508

  9. 9

    REO Digital Ltd

    2 winslatest 11 Mar 2026CH 03975096

    £70,000

  10. 10

    User Vision

    2 winslatest 11 Mar 2026CH SC204097

    £70,000

What they buy

By CPV category
  • R&D servicesCPV 73

    103 contracts · £4m

  • Business servicesCPV 79

    34 contracts · £7m

  • Construction worksCPV 45

    18 contracts · £50m

  • IT servicesCPV 72

    9 contracts · £2m

  • Repair & maintenanceCPV 50

    8 contracts · £597,000

  • Sewage, refuse & cleaningCPV 90

    8 contracts · £346,000

  • Architectural & engineeringCPV 71

    7 contracts · £620,630

  • Recreation, culture & sportCPV 92

    6 contracts · £1m

Tender activity

Notices published per month — last 24 months

21 active months
N
D
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O

All contracts (387)

H
ocds-h6vhtk-06a1fd · award

ITT - archive strategic review (UID 267)

Historic England
South West

Historic England is undertaking a strategic review of its Archive to ensure it is resilient, sustainable and fit for the future, supporting Historic England’s Strategic Plan and th

£Up to £24,913
⏱ 15 Jun 2026
Posted · 3mo agoView details →
H
ocds-h6vhtk-06a7e1 · tenderUpdate

ITT - building conservation framework – paints and coatings technology (UID 45)

Historic England
South West

Historic England invites tenders from suitably qualified consultants to join a multi supplier consultancy framework providing specialist advice on paints and coatings technology fo

£Up to £75,000
⏱ 30 Jul 2026
Posted · 3mo agoView details →
H
ocds-h6vhtk-06bf0b · award

DA - testing of public-facing version of radiocarbon database - UID 255 (2)

Historic England
South West

Up to four days of testing of the public-facing version of the online Project Radiocarbon Database.

£Up to £30,000
Posted · 3mo agoView details →
H
ocds-h6vhtk-06be9e · award

DA - testing of public-facing version of radiocarbon database - UID 255 (1)

Historic England
South West

An initial stage of testing of the public-facing version of the radiocarbon database (developed as part of AHRC-funded project, Project Radiocarbon, in collaboration with external

£Up to £30,000
Posted · 3mo agoView details →
H
ocds-h6vhtk-06be9b · award

DA - national blue plaque scheme plaque production - UID 74 NP 351

Historic England
South West

Ned Heywood will make c. 7 blue plaques for us per financial year. This includes hand making the plaque and the lettering, firing the plaque and quality control. If a plaque cracks

£Up to £39,250
Posted · 3mo agoView details →
H
ocds-h6vhtk-06bc91 · tender

ITT - propping inspections to cross mill, shrewsbury flaxmill maltings - UID 226

Historic England
South West

Ongoing inspections of existing scaffold propping to the Cross Mill at Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings.

£Up to £35,000
⏱ 15 Jul 2026
Posted · 3mo agoView details →
H
ocds-h6vhtk-06bacc · tender

ITT - value realisation through adaptive reuse of historic buildings - UID 285

Historic England
South West

The purpose of the study is to develop the evidence base and assess how value may be realised through adaptive reuse of historic buildings in England. The study will examine the fa

£Up to £25,000
⏱ 12 Aug 2026
Posted · 3mo agoView details →
H
ocds-h6vhtk-06b834 · award

DA - 2026 / 2027 historic england and creative UK membership renewal - UID 287

Historic England
South West

Renewal of one-year membership with access to dedicated Account Manager, Insight, content, industry networks and events. Approved by Exec Team on 11 June 2026.

£Up to £10,000
Posted · 3mo agoView details →
H
ocds-h6vhtk-06b5dc · award

DA - archaeological conservation consultancy for HE7629 rooswijk - 1st april 2026 to 31st december 2026 - UID 274

Historic England
South West

Extension of provision of archaeological artefact conservation expertise in the form of Carola del Mese for Pr 7629 The Rooswijk. This was instigated following the resignation of t

£Up to £16,640
Posted · 3mo agoView details →
H
ocds-h6vhtk-06b11a · award

DA - which funder for what places of worship - UID 238

Historic England
South West

Guidance for Places of Worship (POW) volunteers to help them identify appropriate funders for specific elements of repair and adaptation projects. This need has been prompted by th

£Up to £15,000
Posted · 4mo agoView details →
H
ocds-h6vhtk-06b0e7 · tender

ITT - national blue plaque scheme freelance historian framework - UID 199M

Historic England
South West

We are seeking freelance historians and researchers to join our Framework to produce preliminary and full research reports on candidates nominated for a National Blue Plaque. We ar

£Up to £75,000
⏱ 8 Jul 2026
Posted · 4mo agoView details →
H
ocds-h6vhtk-06aa8d · award

Analysis of prehistoric pottery from the vale of pewsey project PR 7323

Historic England
South West

To complete analysis of pottery from Vale of Pewsey Project: Marden henge (excavations in 2010, 2015 and 2016) and Wilsford henge (2015 - 2016). The work is to include examination

£Up to £11,508
Posted · 4mo agoView details →
H
ocds-h6vhtk-06a6a0 · award

Inheritance tax exemption programme (UID 195)

Historic England
South West

Historic England is currently engaged in a DCMS funded programme to reinvigorate our management of Inheritance Tax Exemption casework for HMRC and provide a more strategic directio

£Up to £52,000
Posted · 4mo agoView details →
H
ocds-h6vhtk-069db9 · award

DA -MFD printing consumables - UID 188

Historic England
South West

We have a Managed Print Contract with Konica Minolta which has one more year to run but the cost of consumables was not factored into the Contract Value and now means our expenditu

£Up to £75,000
Posted · 4mo agoView details →
H
ocds-h6vhtk-064d87 · award

ITT - security guarding for brooklands house, cambridge (UID 58)

Historic England
South West

A security service required by Historic England at its Cambridge office, Brooklands House. By way of summary, HE requires the Contractor to deliver a security service that includes

£Up to £40,000
⏱ 10 Mar 2026
Posted · 5mo agoView details →
H
ocds-h6vhtk-068fe4 · award

DA - york 3 month M and E cover - set and reactive

Historic England
South West

Provision of M and E + building maintenance for the York office Tanner Row whilst the completion of a new Tender is carried out. Reactive figure of £5k is also requested.

£Up to £15,114
Posted · 5mo agoView details →
H
ocds-h6vhtk-068b7c · award

RFQ - UID 245 emergency recording of shipwreck timbers at hemsby

Historic England
South West

In March 2026 Historic England were notified that a large section of timbers from the wreck of a wooden vessel had washed up onto the beach at Hemsby, Norfolk. The wreck has been p

£Up to £14,423
Posted · 5mo agoView details →
H
ocds-h6vhtk-068b63 · award

DA - national blue plaques: community research partner (north east, yorkshire and north west) (UID 251M)

Historic England
South West

The recruitment of a community organisation that can identify and research individuals, groups or events that could be commemorated through the National Blue Plaque Scheme.

£Up to £20,000
Posted · 5mo agoView details →
H
ocds-h6vhtk-0606f6 · award

Security keyholding, lock and unlock and call out services – tanner row, york - UID 34

Historic England
South West

To provide daily unlock/lock service to the York office of Historic England based on the output specification provided in the separate documents: Part 1 – HE Security Specification

£Up to £30,781
⏱ 2 Feb 2026
Posted · 5mo agoView details →
H
ocds-h6vhtk-0654ae · award

ITT - national blue plaques: community research partner (north east, yorkshire and north west) (UID 176)

Historic England
South West

We are looking to recruit two community organisations that will identify and research individuals, groups or events that could be commemorated through the National Blue Plaque Sche

£Up to £39,932
⏱ 23 Mar 2026
Posted · 5mo agoView details →