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Published 17 Dec 2025, 16:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

NHMF 0363 Provision of Evaluation Services - Heritage Innovation Fund

Official notice

Authority: Heritage Fund (Central government)

Below threshold - limited competitionSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£27,080published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 14 Dec 2025
Awarded to Upstream Research Ltd3 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Provision of Evaluation Services - Heritage Innovation Fund

The Heritage Innovation Fund is a UK-wide pilot programme (2022-2027) to help organisations nurture experimental new ideas with the potential to shape the future of the heritage workforce development (skills, recruitment, underserved audiences and digital engagement).

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The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - limited competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
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
17 Dec 2025, 16:05 GMT
Last source update
17 Dec 2025, 16:05 GMT
Authority reference
NHMF 0363
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-084006
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f838 Find a Tender

Notice history

4 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 17 Dec 2025
  1. Contract award notice published
    17 Dec 2025, 16:05 GMT
    UK6
  2. Contract signature expected
    17 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  3. Contract signature expected
    18 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  4. Contract signature expected
    19 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 3
Awarded value £27,0801 award exc. VAT · 2 repeated publications of the same award counted once
Bids received 1111 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Upstream Research LtdProvision of Evaluation Services - Heritage Innovation Fund5 Jan 2026 – 31 Mar 2027£27,080same award published again · counted once14 Dec 2025Awarded
Upstream Research Ltd5 Jan 2026 – 31 Mar 2027£27,080same award published again · counted once8 Dec 2025Awarded
Upstream Research LtdNMLF 0363 Provision of Evaluation Services - Heritage Innovation Fund5 Jan 2026 – 31 Mar 2027£27,0808 Dec 2025Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
11final-stage tenders110—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Heritage Fund

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PXVH-5968-TCRD Cannon Bridge House, 25 Dowgate Hill, London, London, EC4R 2YAContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Upstream Research LtdAwarded supplier 29 Commercial Street, Dundee, Scotland, DD1 3DGContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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