Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 8 Aug 2025, 15:41 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Public responses to climate-related heritage loss (NP 312)

Authority: Historic England (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Published estimate£30,000£36,000 inc. VAT0.4% below published estimate

Submissions closed 1 Sept 2025awarded 4 Sept 2025

Awarded to MEL Research Ltd

Contract term 3 moends 30 Nov 2025 · starts 15 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Various research projects by Historic England and other organisations have been done exploring attitudes to climate change, but a comprehensive population study hasn’t yet been done to produce representative and actionable insights into how people perceive and feel about climate-related loss of heritage (defined as places that people and communities tend to feel attached to: historic buildings; parks; war memorials; locations of historic events; and coastal heritage sites). Historic England wishes to fill this gap to inform some of the Climate Action elements of our Corporate Plan:

Further details of this project can be found within the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document.

CPV: Economic research services · Market research services · Research and development consultancy services · Research and development services and related consultancy services · Research consultancy services · Research services · Social research services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 3 moPublished value£30,000

Contract period: 15 Sept 2025 – 30 Nov 2025 (3 mo)Value: £30,000 exc. VAT · £36,000 inc. VAT

73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services 73110000 Research services 73200000 Research and development consultancy services 73210000 Research consultancy services 79310000 Market research services 79311400 Economic research services

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: Price Weighting 35% Quality Weighting 65% Please see ITT documents for a full breakdown

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: 8 Aug 2025, 15:41 BST
Last source update: 11 Sept 2025, 16:50 BST
Authority reference: P/REF 00000433
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-047379
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Economic research servicesMarket research servicesResearch and development consultancy servicesResearch and development services and related consultancy servicesResearch consultancy servicesResearch servicesSocial research services
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-058477 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed

Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup

Submission deadline: 1 Sept 2025, 09:30 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

This opportunity is being run on Historic England's e-procurement portal In-Tend. Please use the following link to login or register to view the opportunity - in-tendhost.co.uk/historicengland/aspx… ↗

Timeline

8 Aug 2025 → 15 Sept 2025 · 4 dates

Tender notice published
8 Aug 2025, 15:41 BST
Submission deadline
1 Sept 2025, 09:30 BST
Latest notice published
11 Sept 2025, 16:50 BST
Contract starts
15 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Aug 2025

Tender notice published
8 Aug 2025, 15:41 BST
UK4
Contract details notice published
11 Sept 2025, 16:50 BST
UK7
Status changed to complete
11 Sept 2025, 16:50 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £29,8771 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 4 Sept 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
MEL Research LtdSME	£29,877 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Public responses to climate-related heritage loss (NP 312) · MEL Research LtdSME
Signed
4 Sept 2025
Value
£29,877
Period
9 Sept 2025 – 30 Nov 2025
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Historic England

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

mel researchAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03000946 2nd Floor, Birmingham, West Midlands, B7 4AXContact email, phone

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 Tender11 Sept 2025, 16:50 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender8 Aug 2025, 15:41 BST