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title: "Historic England Specialist Illustration Framework (UID 198)"
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# Historic England Specialist Illustration Framework (UID 198)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/historic-england-specialist-illustration-framework-uid-198-ocds-h6vhtk-0688c2). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Historic England: "Historic England Specialist Illustration Framework (UID 198)". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £90,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 20 May 2026, 09:30 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Historic England](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/historic-england-gov-pb1164)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £90,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 20 May 2026 at 09:30 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Artistic services, Graphic design services, Services provided by authors, composers, sculptors, entertainers and other individual artists, Services provided by individual artists
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/historic-england-specialist-illustration-framework-uid-198-ocds-h6vhtk-0688c2#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0688c2`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/historic-england-specialist-illustration-framework-uid-198-ocds-h6vhtk-0688c2#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fhistoricengland%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/historic-england-specialist-illustration-framework-uid-198-ocds-h6vhtk-0688c2#participate

## Description
This framework will be used to maintain a core set of suppliers for specialist illustration work for archaeological and architectural drawings, specialist diagrams, plans and sections, reconstruction artwork, and visualisations for technical, academic, sector and public audiences.
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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79822500, 92312000, 92312200, 92312250

- **Estimated Value:** £90,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/07/2026 to 01/08/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **CFA Archaeology Ltd, Cotswold Archaeology, MSDS Marine Ltd (+4 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-38522`, `GB-FTS-12576`, `GB-FTS-47143`, `GB-PPON:PBYN-7294-GHPY`, `GB-FTS-165486`, `GB-PPON:PHTP-2998-QDZH`, `GB-FTS-177775`
  - Value: £90,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Historic England Specialist Illustration Framework (UID 180) (active)
  - Signed Value: £90,000
  - Signed Date: 05/07/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F036695-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-14T14:59:42.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T10:16:28.746Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0688c2