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Published 1 May 2025, 10:20 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Historic England Income Generation Strategy - Commercial Consultant

Official notice

Authority: Historic England (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£15,000£18,000 inc. VAT0.3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 19 May 2025awarded 30 May 2025
Awarded to Counterculture Partnership LLP
Contract term 4 moends 30 Sept 2025 · up to 31 Oct 2025 with extensions · starts 2 Jun 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Historic England is seeking an experienced Commercial Consultant to help us develop an effective Income Generation Strategy. The consultant will embed a commercial approach into the development and delivery of business cases for income generation activities, including where appropriate Treasury Green Book business cases. We need expert advice to ensure a sound commercial approach is built into our income generation activities across a range of markets, from charging for advice to developing our estate, to maximise returns.

CPV: Business development consultancy services · Procurement consultancy services · Public relations services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 4 moSMEVCSEPublished value£15,000
Contract period: 2 Jun 2025 – 30 Sept 2025 (4 mo) · up to 31 Oct 2025 with extensionsValue: £15,000 exc. VAT · £18,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: Contract can be extended to complete the work under the specification.

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 were scored

Lot awarding rule: For this tender, Award, will be based on MEAT - Most Economically Advantageous Tender. Price Weighting: 35% Quality Weighting: 65%

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
Awarded
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
Unspecified in notice
First published
1 May 2025, 10:20 BST
Last source update
9 Jun 2025, 14:20 BST
Authority reference
C/REF 00001036
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-018286
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Business development consultancy servicesProcurement consultancy servicesPublic relations services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050b08 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
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Submission deadline
19 May 2025, 11:00 BST
Clarification deadline
15 May 2025, 08:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Please access our electronic tendering portal at the following link: in-tendhost.co.uk/historicengland/aspx… ↗

Timeline

1 May 2025 → 9 Jun 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    1 May 2025, 10:20 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    15 May 2025, 08:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    19 May 2025, 11:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    2 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published
    9 Jun 2025, 14:20 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 May 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    1 May 2025, 10:20 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    9 Jun 2025, 14:20 BST
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    9 Jun 2025, 14:20 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £14,9501 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 30 May 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Counterculture Partnership LLP£14,950 †—Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Historic England

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PXLY-5862-RMML The Engine House, Swindon, South West, SN22EHContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender