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Published 22 Jul 2026, 12:43 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Evaluation of the Heritage at Risk Capital Fund - UID290

Official notice

Authority: Historic England (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Published estimate£304,167≈ £68k / year · £364,999 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 14 Sept 2026awarded 5 Oct 2026

Award (standstill) to AMION Consulting Limited

Contract term 4 yrs 6 moends 31 Mar 2031 · starts 1 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Historic England is seeking a supplier, or consortium, to deliver a multi-year evaluation of the Heritage at Risk Capital Fund. The appointed supplier must provide a robust and proportionate evaluation that assesses relevance, outcomes, contribution and value for money, while producing actionable learning for Historic England, Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the public.

The evaluation must assess what difference the Fund makes to the condition, resilience, reuse and community value of supported assets and the extent to which it contributes to wider place-based outcomes.

CPV: Evaluation consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 4 yrs 6 moPublished value£304,167

Contract period: 1 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2031 (4 yrs 6 mo)Value: £304,167 exc. VAT · £364,999 inc. VAT

79419000 Evaluation consultancy services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Quality: 85%Price: 15%

Published award criteria (2)

Price: See ITT
Quality: See ITT

What this means for your bid

Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 22 Jul 2026, 12:43 BST
Last source update: 5 Oct 2026, 15:10 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 21 Sept 2026
Authority reference: P/REF 00000578
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-069138
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Evaluation consultancy services
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06d0cd Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup

Submission deadline: 14 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 7 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/historicengland/aspx… ↗

Timeline

22 Jul 2026 → 14 Oct 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published92 days ago
22 Jul 2026, 12:43 BST
Clarification questions by45 days ago
7 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline38 days ago
14 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Award decision expected by31 days ago
21 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Contract starts22 days ago
1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Assessment summaries sent18 days ago
5 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published17 days ago
5 Oct 2026, 15:10 BST
Standstill ends8 days ago
14 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Jul 2026

Tender notice published
22 Jul 2026, 12:43 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
5 Oct 2026, 15:10 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
5 Oct 2026, 15:10 BST
Contract signature expected
17 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £304,1671 award exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Named bidders 1published on the award notice

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
AMION Consulting LimitedSME18 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2031	£304,167	5 Oct 2026standstill to 14 Oct 2026	Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders · 9 at stage one	1	0	—

Who bid

wonAmion ConsultingSME · North West England

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Historic England

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PXLY-5862-RMML The Engine House, Swindon, South West, SN22EHContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Amion ConsultingAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PVMD-6397-DJGW 16 Rumford Place, Liverpool, North West, L3 9DGContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender5 Oct 2026, 15:10 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender22 Jul 2026, 12:43 BST