Official UK procurement notice
Historic Environment Records Contract
Authority: Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCompilation and retention of up to date historic environment records for Wales.
CPV: Archive services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The award notice for Cadw's Historic Environment Records Contract following the…Awarded
The award notice for Cadw's Historic Environment Records Contract following the publication of a VEAT notice (ref 2024/S 000-018522). The Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2016 requires the Welsh Ministers to compile and keep up to date a historic environment record (HER) for each local authority in Wales. The only comprehensive coverage of historic environments records in Wales are those maintained by Heneb: The Trust for Welsh Archaeology (formerly the four regional Welsh Archaeological Trusts).
The most cost-effective means of discharging this duty on Welsh Ministers is to utilise the existing online facility maintained by Heneb to provide public access to the core information held in the regional HERs. This online access (known as Archwilio) has been adapted to meet the requirements of the legislation.
The Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2016 was superseded by the Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023, which received Royal Assent in May 2023. The provisions of the Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023 came into force in autumn 2024. The Act is consolidation legislation and does not change any existing or impose any new duties or powers for the purpose of this contract. As such, the legal provisions discharged by this contract will be transferred to the Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023 and will continue beyond the contract implementation date. Additional information: This is an award notice.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Jun 2024, 16:37 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Nov 2024, 15:04 GMT
- Authority reference
C293/2023/2024- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-036876- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04703dFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The voluntary ex ante transparency notice published was intended to provide notice of the Authority's decision to award a contract to Heneb, The Trust for Welsh Archaeology for the retention and maintenance of historic environment records in Wales.
Publisher note: This is a contract award notice following the publication of a VEAT notice. The opportunity is not open to bids. (WA Ref:144077)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heneb, The Trust for Welsh ArchaeologySME | £400,000 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Heneb, The Trust for Welsh ArchaeologySME | £400,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 036876-2024-C293/2023/2024-1 · Heneb, The Trust for Welsh ArchaeologySME
- Signed
- 28 Oct 2024
- Value
- £400,000
- Status
- active
Contract 018522-2024-C293/2023/2024-1 · Heneb, The Trust for Welsh ArchaeologySME
- Signed
- 30 Apr 2024
- Value
- £400,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Heneb, The Trust for Welsh ArchaeologyAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.