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# Historic England · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/historic-england-gov-pb1164). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Historic England is a Central government based in South West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 206 published procedures, with 12 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Historic England
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** South West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PXLY-5862-RMML` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 12
- **Total Published Procedures:** 206
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £9.7m (median award: £25k) across 113 of 113 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** companies-house (HISTORIC ENGLAND LIMITED), govuk-organisations (Historic England)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/historic-england-gov-pb1164

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2 bids (median of 8 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 50% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 6 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 158 (93%), Framework: 11 (7%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 88 (52%), Direct award: 47 (28%), Limited / restricted: 24 (14%), Route not published: 7 (4%), Selective: 3 (2%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 43 notices, last 24 months (25% of this period)
2. **[Research and development services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/research-development-r-d-73000000) (CPV 73):** 38 notices, last 24 months (22% of this period)
3. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 20 notices, last 24 months (12% of this period)
4. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 16 notices, last 24 months (9% of this period)
5. **[Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) (CPV 80):** 16 notices, last 24 months (9% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Wessex Archaeology](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/wessex-archaeology-coh-01712772):** 5 procedures
2. **[MSDS Marine Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/msds-marine-ltd-coh-09782276):** 4 procedures
3. **[Geoffrey Robinson Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/geoffrey-robinson-limited-coh-01042638):** 3 procedures
4. **[Integrated Business Software and Solutions Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/integrated-business-software-and-solutions-limited-coh-13593644):** 2 procedures (3 awards)
5. **[Softcat Plc](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/softcat-plc-coh-02174990):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[ALBION COMPUTERS PLC](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/albion-computers-plc-coh-02043116):** £1.5m · [Hardware and Software Procurement/Support Services (NP 256) [PCR 2015]](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hardware-and-software-procurement-support-services-np-256-previously-titled-content-and-ma-ocds-h6vhtk-04e366)
2. **[Softcat Plc](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/softcat-plc-coh-02174990):** £1.5m · [G Cloud 14 Call Off Contract - RM6194 HR System Software and Support Contract](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/g-cloud-14-call-off-contract-rm6194-hr-system-software-and-support-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-0507c8)
3. **[ESRI (UK) Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/esri-uk-limited-coh-01288342):** £889k · [Vertical Application System (RM6259) ESRI Enterprise Agreement (UID 143)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/vertical-application-system-rm6259-esri-enterprise-agreement-uid-143-ocds-h6vhtk-06585c)
4. **[T Coleborn & Sons](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/t-coleborn-sons-GB-FTS-173846):** £575k · [ITT - Fort Cumberland - Electrical Infrastructure upgrade (UID 150)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/itt-fort-cumberland-electrical-infrastructure-upgrade-uid-150-ocds-h6vhtk-05ea8e)
5. **[Icon Projects Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/icon-projects-ltd-coh-12329498):** £491k · [ITT - Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings - 4th Floor Office Fitout - UID 231](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/itt-shrewsbury-flaxmill-maltings-4th-floor-office-fitout-uid-231-ocds-h6vhtk-06e106)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 25
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 46
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full Historic England intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/historic-england-gov-pb1164#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/historic-england-gov-pb1164
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt