Official UK procurement notice
DA - Marine Data Exchange (MDE) Heritage Accelerator
Authority: Historic England (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe requirement is for the supplier to transfer to Historic England a copy of the heritage information they have generated in the course of development-led investigations.
In principle, the heritage information that HE is seeking relates to development-led investigations linked to developments that have been subject to offshore agreements with The Crown Estate.
Wessex Archaeology Limited hold information that they have previously been retained to assess by The Crown Estate via developers. These data have been archived and stored by Wessex Archaeology Limited and are unique to this company, therefore requiring the single supplier direct award.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Feb 2026, 11:37 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Feb 2026, 11:37 GMT
- Authority reference
PREF 324- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-011763- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064c36Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published10 Feb 2026, 11:37 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wessex ArchaeologySME | £77,626 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
DA - Marine Data Exchange (MDE) Heritage Accelerator · Wessex ArchaeologySME
- Signed
- 10 Feb 2026
- Value
- £77,626
- Period
- 10 Feb 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- WESSEX ARCHAEOLOGY LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender