Official UK procurement notice
Public Sector Advertising - The Guardian license (UID 219M)
Authority: Historic England (Central government)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£11,614published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 23 Feb 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Guardian News & Media Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLicense for the guardian - Guardian Jobs is a dedicated recruitment platform hosted by The Guardian that connects job seekers with employers across various sectors, primarily in the UK. It functions as both a job board for candidates, professionals and decision makers. Targeted at people interested in heritage, architecture, environment and social issues.
This is currently an essential recruitment advertising source for public sector roles, although we do complement with additional advertising in other media depending on the vacancy.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Feb 2026, 13:42 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Feb 2026, 13:42 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-016075- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065a21Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published23 Feb 2026, 13:42 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £11,6141 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Feb 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guardian News & Media Ltd | £11,614 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Guardian News & Media Ltd
- Signed
- 23 Feb 2026
- Value
- £11,614
- Period
- 1 Mar 2026 – 1 Feb 2027
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- GUARDIAN NEWS & MEDIA LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender