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Published 22 Sept 2026, 16:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ITT - Recording techniques for climate-driven loss - UID 344

Authority: Historic England (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Published estimate£20,000£24,000 inc. VAT
Submission deadline 28 Oct 202609:30 GMT · 35d 8h left
Clarification cut-off 26 Oct 202609:30 GMT · questions to the authority
Contract term 5 mostarts 5 Nov 2026
Bids per lot · this authority 11division 90 · n=3 · competition analysis ↓

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This project will support Historic England to develop guidance for asset owners and managers with different levels of expertise, capacity and resource looking to record and document change to heritage assets at risk from climate-driven impacts and loss.

The project will examine existing resources, case studies and information on different methods for recording, documenting and engaging with environmental and climate-driven change to heritage assets (e.g. through creative or community-led projects). The project will consult with a range of stakeholders and utilise existing Historic England internal user needs information to make recommendations for recording and documenting methods which would be appropriate for owners and managers with different levels of expertise, capacity and resource.

CPV: Environmental engineering consultancy services · Evaluation consultancy services · Natural resources management or conservation strategy planning services · Preservation services of historical sites and buildings · Research and development consultancy services · Research consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1 5 moPublished valueAED 20,000
Contract period: 5 Nov 2026 — 31 Mar 2027 (5 mo)Turnover guideline: ~AED 40,000/yr≈ 2× annual value
Value
AED 20,000 exc. VAT · AED 24,000 inc. VAT
71313000 Environmental engineering consultancy services73200000 Research and development consultancy services73210000 Research consultancy services79419000 Evaluation consultancy services90712400 Natural resources management or conservation strategy planning services92522000 Preservation services of historical sites and buildings

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids are scored

Price Weighting 20% Quality Weighting 80%

No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.

Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid

How Historic England buys Environmental management (CPV 9071) — and who usually turns up

Historic England’s own published record, next to the South West England market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Environmental management (CPV 9071)

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How the contest usually goes

Left: this authority. Right: the market where the work is delivered. Bids and award-vs-estimate pairs are per lot, from contested contracts only — direct awards (including PA 2023 transparency notices) report one bid by definition and are left out. On Procurement Act 2023 notices the count is the tenders assessed at the final stage, not every submission received; pairs compare like with like (VAT-exclusive, or VAT-inclusive on both sides). Empty means nothing was published, not filled in from elsewhere.

This authority

Historic England

contract notices in 36 months: 1 in CPV 9071 · 5 in division 90 · 88 in all categories (2 without competition · 3 route not published)

Bids per lot
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How many companies usually bid for work like this.

Middle value of published bid counts, one per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in this industry (CPV 90), last 36 months: 3 lots. All 3 lots are from older notices, which count bids received.

Nothing is filled in from UK-wide numbers. An empty tile means nothing usable was published.

11division 90 · 36m · n=3 lots
Single-bid lots
i

How often only one company bid.

Share of lots that received exactly one bid, on the same competitions as the bids figure.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in this industry (CPV 90), last 36 months: 3 lots.

High means a thin market or an incumbent that is hard to beat.

0%division 90 · 36m · n=3 lots
Award vs estimate
i

Do awards for work like this land above or below the estimate.

Estimate against award per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in this industry (CPV 90), last 36 months: 4 pairs.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

2% belowdivision 90 · 36m · n=4 pairs
Deadline → award date
i

How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 36 months: 6 notices.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

12dall categories · 36m · n=6 notices
Notice updates
i

How often this buyer changes a notice after publishing it.

Middle number of amendments per notice. Deadline extensions and corrections both count.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 24 months: 162 notices.

Last 24 months.

0all categories · 24m · n=162 notices
Awarded without competition
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How often this buyer awards without a competition.

Direct or limited awards as a share of its notices that say which procedure was used. These routes are legal in defined cases. This is just the record.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in this industry (CPV 90), last 36 months: 5 notices.

Last 36 months.

0%division 90 · 36m · n=5 notices
Bids per lot moderate · n=3
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How the number of bidders is spread across lots.

Each lot with a published bid count is put in a band: one bid, two to three, four to six, seven or more. Real competitions only.

Based on 3 lots on 3 contested notices · division 90, last 36 months.

  • 1 bid 0%
  • 2–3 0%
  • 4–6 0%
  • 7+ 100%

Median 11 · 3 lots on 3 contested notices · division 90.

Winning award vs estimate moderate · n=4
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How often winners come in below, near or above the estimate.

Each lot with both an estimate and an award is placed by how far the award sat from the estimate.

Based on 4 lot pairs · division 90, last 36 months.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

  • Below estimate 50%
  • Within ±2% 50%
  • Above estimate 0%

4 lot pairs · division 90.

The market · authority’s region

South West England · Environmental management (CPV 9071)

contract notices delivered in South West England in 36 months: 33 in CPV 9071 (24 competed, 9 route not published) · 475 in division 90 (379 competed, 69 route not published) · the notice publishes no delivery location, so the authority’s registered region is used

Bids per lot
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How many companies usually bid for work like this.

Middle value of published bid counts, one per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 9071), last 36 months: 15 lots. 8 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 4) and 7 from older notices (bids received, middle 3).

Nothing is filled in from UK-wide numbers. An empty tile means nothing usable was published.

4CPV 9071 · 36m · n=15 lots
Single-bid lots
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How often only one company bid.

Share of lots that received exactly one bid, on the same competitions as the bids figure.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 9071), last 36 months: 15 lots.

High means a thin market or an incumbent that is hard to beat.

7%CPV 9071 · 36m · n=15 lots
Award vs estimate
i

Do awards for work like this land above or below the estimate.

Estimate against award per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 9071), last 36 months: 10 pairs.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

2% belowCPV 9071 · 36m · n=10 pairs
Deadline → award date
i

How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 9071), last 36 months: 9 notices.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

35dCPV 9071 · 36m · n=9 notices
SME bidders
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How much of this market goes to small and medium firms.

SME bidders where buyers published the split, otherwise SME winners.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 9071), last 36 months: 14 lots.

Last 36 months.

52%CPV 9071 · 36m · n=14 lots
Winners based in the region
i

How much work like this goes to companies based in the delivery region.

Awards in this category delivered here where the winner’s registered address is in the region.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 9071), last 36 months: 16 awards.

Registered address, so a national firm with a local branch counts as outside.

Last 36 months.

81%CPV 9071 · 36m · n=16 awards
Bids per lot robust · n=15
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How the number of bidders is spread across lots.

Each lot with a published bid count is put in a band: one bid, two to three, four to six, seven or more. Real competitions only.

Based on 15 lots on 13 contested notices · CPV 9071, last 36 months.

  • 1 bid 7%
  • 2–3 33%
  • 4–6 40%
  • 7+ 20%

Median 4 · 15 lots on 13 contested notices · CPV 9071.

Winning award vs estimate robust · n=10
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How often winners come in below, near or above the estimate.

Each lot with both an estimate and an award is placed by how far the award sat from the estimate.

Based on 10 lot pairs · CPV 9071, last 36 months.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

  • Below estimate 50%
  • Within ±2% 30%
  • Above estimate 20%

10 lot pairs · CPV 9071.

moderate · n=4
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Where this tender’s estimate would land if the usual pattern repeats.

We apply the buyer’s usual movement between estimate and award (or the region’s) to the estimate on this notice.

Based on 4 lots, so only the direction is shown, not a pound figure.

A benchmark, not a price to bid.

Awards in Historic England (division 90, n=4 pairs) land a median 2% below. Too few pairs to turn into a pound figure with any confidence — read the percentage as a rough direction, not this notice’s estimate converted.
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Who you are likely to meet
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Who you may be up against.

Suppliers on this buyer’s earlier similar contracts, and suppliers whose record fits this tender.

A guess from the record. Buyers do not publish who is bidding.

Suppliers on this authority’s earlier similar contracts, then suppliers with a matching track record — from published award history, not a bid list

Suppliers with a similar track record — and how they price
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Suppliers with a similar track record, and how they price.

Suppliers matched on wins in this category, history with this buyer, location and size. Their award vs estimate is from their own past wins.

A guess from the record, not a bidder list.

SupplierEvidenceLast awardTheir award vs estimateRelevance
RCD Lockinge Ltd 3 class wins7 months agono comparable pairs59%
WRM Ltd SME2 class wins11 months agono comparable pairs56%
3KQ Ltd SME3 class winsthis monthno comparable pairs55%
Nivus UK Limited SME4 class wins8 months agono comparable pairs54%
Colegau Cymru SME2 class wins9 months agono comparable pairs53%

Matched by the nightly worker on class wins, buyer history, delivery geography, scale and notice text; relevance is a 0–100% heuristic score, not a probability of bidding. “Their award vs estimate” is that supplier’s median on its own comparable single-supplier wins, CPV 9071 first. Nobody here is known to be bidding.

Coverage and what to read with care
  • Each tile explains itself. The on a figure says what it is, how it is counted and which scope this notice’s own record came from (class, division, all categories, or the authority’s 24-month row). The two columns are never blended and nothing is filled from a UK-wide figure; an empty tile means the source published nothing usable. Long form: Methodology.
  • Coverage. Roughly 40 % of notices publish a bid count; about half publish an ITL1 delivery location, so the market column reads the authority’s registered region when the notice has none (labelled). About 30 % of award-vs-estimate pairs are exact matches — the buyer published the award at the estimate. n is on every figure; a thin sample is muted, never hidden.
  • “Match” and “relevance” are model scores from the nightly matcher, not published facts. Find a Tender does not publish who is bidding. Never shown: contact details, payment behaviour, or a recommended price.

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
Open for tender
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
22 Sept 2026, 16:15 BST
Last source update
22 Sept 2026, 16:15 BST
Authority reference
PREF 00000613
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Environmental engineering consultancy servicesEvaluation consultancy servicesNatural resources management or conservation strategy planning servicesPreservation services of historical sites and buildingsResearch and development consultancy servicesResearch consultancy services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0777e7 Find a Tender

How to participate & submission route

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Submission portal named on this notice: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
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Expression of interest (EOI)
Tender submission deadline
28 Oct 2026, 09:30 GMT
Clarification deadline
26 Oct 2026, 09:30 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Published estimate £20,000 excludes VAT (£24,000 including VAT).

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Tender notice publishedearlier today
    22 Sept 2026, 16:15 BST
  2. Clarification questions byin 33 days
    26 Oct 2026, 09:30 GMT
  3. Submission deadlinein 35 days
    28 Oct 2026, 09:30 GMT
  4. Contract startsin 43 days
    5 Nov 2026, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Nothing awarded yet
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    22 Sept 2026, 16:15 BSTUK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Historic England

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PXLY-5862-RMML The Engine House, Swindon, South West, SN22EH [email protected]

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender