Official UK procurement notice
Hardware and Software Procurement/Support Services (NP 256) [Previously Titled: Content and Marketing Support Services (NP 256)]
Authority: Historic England (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHistoric England requires a service to procure and provide full technical support for all aspects of Historic England’s "specialist" hardware and software for a period of TWO years from 1st May 2025 to 30th April 2027 with an option to extend for a further +1 +1 +1 years.Further details of the requirement can be found in the Invitation to Tender.
CPV: Computer equipment and supplies · Tablet computer
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,500,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- Price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 18 Feb 2025, 15:13 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Apr 2025, 11:27 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 21 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
P/REF 00000382- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-015833- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e366Find a Tender
- Review procedure
N/A
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 Mar 2025, 09:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 21 Mar 2025, 09:00 GMT
Timeline
21 Mar 2025 → 21 May 2025 · 5 dates- Submission deadline21 Mar 2025, 09:00 GMT
- Bids opened21 Mar 2025, 09:00 GMT
- Notice published17 Apr 2025, 11:27 BST
- Contract starts1 May 2025, 00:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until21 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Apr 2025- Status changed to complete17 Apr 2025, 11:27 BST
- Buyer details updated17 Apr 2025, 11:27 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextII.1.1) Title · II.1.1) Title | Content and Marketing Support Services (NP 256) | Hardware and Software Procurement/Support Services (NP 256) |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALBION COMPUTERS PLCSMEHardware and Software Procurement/Support Services (NP 256) [PCR 2015] | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Hardware and Software Procurement/Support Services (NP 256) [PCR 2015] · ALBION COMPUTERS PLCSME
- Signed
- 17 Apr 2025
- Value
- £1,500,000
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2027
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- N/AReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Albion Computers PlcAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.