Official UK procurement notice
ITT - Building Conservation Framework – Paints and Coatings Technology (UID 45)
Authority: Historic England (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHistoric England invites tenders from suitably qualified consultants to join a multi supplier consultancy framework providing specialist advice on paints and coatings technology for historic buildings.
The framework will support statutory casework and research activity, delivering expert guidance on the selection, specification, performance and conservation of paint and coating systems across a wide range of historic substrates, including timber, lime-based plasters and renders, stone, brick, metals, concrete and other porous substrates.
Commissions will be awarded through call off or mini competition, based on expertise, price and availability.
Consultant experience required
Consultants should demonstrate:
- Proven experience in paints and coatings applied to historic or traditional building fabric
- A background in chemistry, materials science, and/or building conservation
- Ability to provide timely, evidence-based advice for casework and research
CPV: Research and development consultancy services · Research and development services and related consultancy services · Research and experimental development services · Research services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Places
- up to 10 suppliers
- Framework period
- 5 yrs · up to 6 yrs from 27 Jul 2026
Published description of the framework
Successful providers will be appointed to an approved list on the Intend system. Work packages/contracts will be assigned through a ‘call off process’ or mini competition using In-Tend.
Mini competitions will be circulated to all suppliers with the appropriate specialist expertise (as identified in Supplier Return 2.1, Area of expertise table). Each contract will be called off on the following basis: price & availability. Price evaluation for each individual requirement will be applied at 50%, and suppliers should be using the pricing supplied at tender stage as a basis for the work.
Following the award to the framework, mini competitions will be evaluated on the following criteria per project:
LOT Criteria Description %
Price Cost of the delivery of proposed brief with budget breakdown. 50%
Quality 1 Timeline. 50%
On occasion Historic England reserve the right to direct award a call-off in these circumstances:
- should the geographical location of a provider would represent a significant saving in the carbon (CO2e) expended undertaking the project.
- cases when the work package/contract costs are £5,000 or less.
- Cases where delivery of a specific requirement depends upon a supplier’s unique innovative or scientific approach or applied technical methodology.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat 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).
Lot awarding rule: For this tender, Award, will be based on MAT - Most Economically Advantageous Tender. Price Weighting: 20% Quality Weighting: 80%
- “ITT - Building Conservation Framework – Paints and Coatings Technology…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 10 suppliers, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 May 2026, 15:12 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Jun 2026, 17:16 BST
- Authority reference
PREF 558- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-050410- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a7e1Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 30 Jul 2026, 09:30 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Jul 2026, 17:30 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Full tender documentation and submission instructions are available via Historic England’s e procurement portal, PREF 558
in-tendhost.co.uk/historicengland/aspx… ↗
- All clarification questions and tender submissions must be made via the portal
Timeline
28 May 2026 → 30 Jul 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published152 days ago28 May 2026, 15:12 BST
- Latest notice published119 days ago30 Jun 2026, 17:16 BST
- Clarification questions by96 days ago23 Jul 2026, 17:30 BST
- Contract starts93 days ago27 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends89 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown30 Jul 2026, 09:30 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 May 2026- Tender notice published28 May 2026, 15:12 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published30 Jun 2026, 17:16 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 30 Jul 2026, 09:30 BST30 Jun 2026, 17:16 BST+28 days · was 2 Jul 2026, 09:30 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender