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# ITT - National Blue Plaques: Community Research Partner (North East, Yorkshire and North West) (UID 176)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/itt-national-blue-plaques-community-research-partner-north-east-yorkshire-and-north-west-u-ocds-h6vhtk-0654ae). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Historic England: "ITT - National Blue Plaques: Community Research Partner (North East, Yorkshire and North West) (UID 176)". Published status: complete. Published Value: £40,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 23 Mar 2026, 09:30 GMT. 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)
- **Published Value:** £40,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 23 March 2026 at 09:30 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Research services, Social research services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £39,932 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/itt-national-blue-plaques-community-research-partner-north-east-yorkshire-and-north-west-u-ocds-h6vhtk-0654ae#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0654ae`

## 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/itt-national-blue-plaques-community-research-partner-north-east-yorkshire-and-north-west-u-ocds-h6vhtk-0654ae#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/itt-national-blue-plaques-community-research-partner-north-east-yorkshire-and-north-west-u-ocds-h6vhtk-0654ae#participate

## Description
We are looking to recruit two community organisations that will identify and research individuals, groups or events that could be commemorated through the National Blue Plaque Scheme. We are running the procurement in two lots – 
Lot 1: One organisation will focus research on the North of England (including both North West and North East and Yorkshire Region), Lot 2: An organisation focussing research on the East of England.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 - North of England
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73110000, 79315000

- **Estimated Value:** £20,000

- **Contract Period:** 23/03/2026 to 31/12/2026

### Lot 2: Lot 2 - East of England
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 73110000, 79315000

- **Estimated Value:** £20,000
- **Description:** An organisation focussing research on the East of England.
- **Contract Period:** 23/03/2026 to 31/12/2026

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

  - Supplier(s): **Creative Lives Charity Limited, People's History Museum**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PCXB-8873-VLMP`, `GB-PPON:PRWC-1517-BGYD`
  - Value: £39,932 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** ITT - National Blue Plaques: Community Research Partner (North East, Yorkshire and North West) (UID 176) (active)
  - Signed Value: £39,932
  - Signed Date: 14/04/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F013769-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-04-20T14:23:20.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T05:10:45.895Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0654ae