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Official UK procurement notice
Knowing the Heritage Sector Phase 4 - catalogue of heritage enterprises in England - UID 148
Authority: Historic England (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHistoric England is commissioning Phase 4 of its “Knowing the Heritage Sector” programme to address the lack of reliable market intelligence about heritage enterprises in England. This phase will deliver a minimum viable product (MVP) comprising an initial catalogue of heritage enterprises, aligned to consistent data structures and standards, and accompanied by three static dashboard design concepts to illustrate potential data presentation formats. The catalogue will draw on multiple data sources and employ methods such as web-scraping and machine learning, supplemented by manual review, to achieve high accuracy and coverage. The project aims to provide the foundation for a future market intelligence service that will enable better decision-making, foster collaboration, and support innovation across the heritage sector.
CPV: Economic research services · Market research services · Research consultancy services · Research services · Social research services
The lotProcurement structure
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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).
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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).
- Simple description: Price Weighting 30% Quality Weighting 70%
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
- Administrative change
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 5 Feb 2026, 10:33 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Aug 2026, 10:54 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
P/REF 00000532- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-010325- Latest notice
- Contract change notice (UK10)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064891Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 Mar 2026, 09:30 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 25 Feb 2026, 09:30 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
5 Feb 2026 → 10 Aug 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published260 days ago5 Feb 2026, 10:33 GMT
- Clarification questions by240 days ago25 Feb 2026, 09:30 GMT
- Submission deadline233 days ago4 Mar 2026, 09:30 GMT
- Award decision expected by205 days ago1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts180 days ago27 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent158 days ago19 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends144 days ago1 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published74 days ago10 Aug 2026, 10:54 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Feb 2026- Tender notice published5 Feb 2026, 10:33 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published20 May 2026, 09:49 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete20 May 2026, 09:49 BST
- Contract signature expected2 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published24 Jul 2026, 17:29 BSTUK7
- Contract change notice published10 Aug 2026, 10:54 BSTUK10
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-02: 1 release · 5 Feb 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MYCAKE LIMITEDSME, The Audience AgencySMEjoint award2 Jun 2026 – 27 Apr 2027 | £229,618 | 19 May 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Knowing the Heritage Sector Phase 4 - catalogue of heritage enterprises in England - UID 148 · MYCAKE LIMITEDSME, The Audience AgencySME
- Signed
- 2 Jun 2026
- Value
- £229,618
- Period
- 28 Jul 2026 – 7 Jun 2027
- Status
- active
- Change 28 Jul 2026 Following the tender award, the Outgoing Party, The Audience Agency (TAA) entered a phase of restructuring which posed a risk to the deliverability of the contract in the form proposed in their tender. They have transferred the Contract to their prime sub-contractor in order that the Contract can be completed to the agreed contractual terms.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 6 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- MYCAKE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- The Audience AgencyRemoved supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract change notice Contract change 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