Official UK procurement notice
DA - National Blue Plaque Scheme Plaque Production - UID 74 NP 351
Authority: Historic England (Central government)
Sectors: Construction Materials & Prefab (44)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£39,250published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 15 Jun 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Ned Heywood Heritage Ceramics
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNed 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 during the firing process he will make another. In financial year 2026 / 2027 we will explore the potential for obtaining a second supplier with London Blue Plaque Scheme colleagues at English Heritage Trust and undertake the relevant Procurement exercises.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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
- 26 Jun 2026, 16:44 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Jun 2026, 16:44 BST
- Authority reference
C/REF 00001415- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-060521- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06be9bFind a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published26 Jun 2026, 16:44 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £39,2501 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Jun 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ned Heywood Heritage Ceramics | £39,250 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Ned Heywood Heritage Ceramics
- Signed
- 15 Jun 2026
- Value
- £39,250
- Period
- 15 Jun 2026 – 14 Jun 2027
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Ned Heywood Heritage CeramicsAwarded 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