Official UK procurement notice
Historic England's UX Framework
Authority: Historic England (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis framework will be used to maintain a core set of suppliers for UX work undertaken on the Historic England website, as well as related user research, testing and feedback for the website and marketing campaigns,
Any potential projects for the framework will be advertised to the suppliers on the framework, for response through mini competition before the work is awarded.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 2 Oct 2028, 00:59 BST.
CPV: System and support services · Systems and technical consultancy services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Bids received
- 21 bids received · 6 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 2 yrs · up to 3 yrs from 1 Oct 2025
Published description of the framework
Mini competitions will be sent to all suppliers who are capable of delivering the requirement, based on competency in the specified task [as indicated in their tender response], range of services offered, price and availability. Price evaluation for each individual requirement will be applied at the rate of 25% and scored on 75% quality as specified within the mini competition itself.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£350,000
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).
- Simple description: estimated 5 suppliers to be determined by award criteria. 30% Price and 70% quality to be evaluated
- “Historic England's UX Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 2 Oct 2028
- First published
- 18 Aug 2025, 15:36 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Mar 2026, 13:42 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Sept 2025
- Authority reference
P/REF 00000435 UID49 N257- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-049577- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0589f6Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 17 Sept 2025, 09:30 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 12 Sept 2025, 09:30 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Please see attached website in-tendhost.co.uk/historicengland/aspx… ↗ to see further information regarding this framework.
Timeline
18 Aug 2025 → 11 Mar 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published18 Aug 2025, 15:36 BST
- Clarification questions by12 Sept 2025, 09:30 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown17 Sept 2025, 09:30 BST
- Award decision expected by388 days ago30 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts388 days ago1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent375 days ago14 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends364 days ago24 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published226 days ago11 Mar 2026, 13:42 GMT
Notice history
7 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Aug 2025- Tender notice published18 Aug 2025, 15:36 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published15 Oct 2025, 10:25 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete15 Oct 2025, 10:25 BST
- Contract signature expected28 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published6 Nov 2025, 16:23 GMTUK7
- Contract award notice published11 Mar 2026, 13:07 GMTUK6
- Contract details notice published11 Mar 2026, 13:42 GMTUK7
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-10: 1 release · 15 Oct 2025
- 2025-08: 1 release · 18 Aug 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civic ComputingSME, REO DIGITAL LIMITEDSME, Storm ID LtdSME, The Web Usability Partnership LimitedSME, USER VISION LTD.SME, Williams CommerceSMEVCSE29 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2029Extensions: A possible 1 year extension is available · Amended: Due to human error the value for the awarded Contract amount was incorrect. We have corrected this in-line with the UK4 and Contract documentation. | £350,000 | 14 Oct 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Historic England's UX Framework · Civic ComputingSME, REO DIGITAL LIMITEDSME, Storm ID LtdSME, The Web Usability Partnership LimitedSME, USER VISION LTD.SME, Williams CommerceSMEVCSE
- Signed
- 24 Oct 2025
- Value
- £350,000
- Period
- 29 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- A possible 1 year extension is available
- Change Due to human error the value for the awarded Contract amount was incorrect. We have corrected this in-line with the UK4 and Contract documentation.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21final-stage tenders | 21 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
6 commercial parties on the notice- CIVIC Computing LtdFramework contractor
- REO Digital LtdFramework contractor
- Storm ID LtdFramework contractor
- User VisionFramework contractor
- Web UsabilityFramework contractor
- Williams CommerceFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender