Find a TenderPlanned procurementPreliminary market engagement notice
Published 8 Sept 2026, 10:08 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Aerial Reconnaissance oblique cameras and lens' replacement - UID 250

Authority: Historic England (Central government)

GoodsBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate £48,000£57,600 inc. VAT
Tender notice expected 22 Dec 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 1 mostarts 5 Jan 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Our current Nikon D850 SLR cameras and lenses are coming to the end of their natural life so they need to be replaced. We have older digital cameras and lenses that can be used in part exchange. Before beginning the procurement process, we need to find out from suppliers if they will take old cameras in part exchange and how much they will pay for them.

· To better understand the resource commitment/roles required by HE in order to write and run the tender?

· To better understand how the market can deliver the outcome/Understand what is currently available in the marketplace

· To explain requirements to suppliers

· To help inform clearer requirements which are to be published to suppliers

· To understand how much the work could potentially cost

· To understand how long the work could take

· To instigate/invoke interest and competition (consider also a UK3 planned procurement notice)

· To ensure a good number of applications (consider also a UK3 planned procurement notice)

CPV: Cameras

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Planned 1 moSMEVCSE
Contract period: 5 Jan 2027 — 10 Feb 2027 (1 mo)Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: UK
38651000 Cameras

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
8 Sept 2026, 10:08 BST
Last source update
8 Sept 2026, 10:08 BST
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Cameras
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f433

How it was run

Submission deadline

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published12 days ago
    8 Sept 2026, 10:08 BST
  2. Market engagementin 93 days
    21 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMTTo find out if suppliers take old digital camera in part exchange for new ones. To give suppliers a list of old equipment to see if they will consider reducing the cost of new equipment. Allow suppliers to inspect the old equipment to inform their decision on whether to proceed with a quote.
  3. Tender notice expectedin 94 days
    22 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract startsin 107 days
    5 Jan 2027, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    8 Sept 2026, 10:08 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Historic England

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PXLY-5862-RMML The Engine House, Swindon, South West, SN22EH [email protected]
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Official documents & specifications (1)

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