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Published 12 Jun 2025, 13:29 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Salvage and Disaster Recovery Course (NP 295)

Official notice

Authority: Historic England (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK

Published estimate£116,000≈ £39k / year · £139,200 inc. VAT1.7% below published estimate

Submissions closed 7 Jul 2025awarded 23 Jul 2025

Award (standstill) to West Midlands Fire Service

Contract term 3 yrsends 1 Aug 2028 · up to 1 Aug 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Historic England delivers a three-day Salvage and Disaster Recovery Course from its Emergency Planning Training Centre in Fort Cumberland, Portsmouth. The procurement is for the delivery of three-day salvage and disaster recovery courses, taught by heritage and fire safety specialists. The course teaches delegates how to undertake salvage operations at their site (e.g., museum or heritage property) should an incident, such as flood or fire, occur. The teaching is delivered by heritage professionals and includes classroom-based theory, hands on training and practical exercises.

The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 4 Jun 2030, 00:59 BST.

CPV: Safety training services · Specialist training services · Training programme services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£116,000

Contract period: 1 Aug 2025 – 1 Aug 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 1 Aug 2030 with extensionsValue: £116,000 exc. VAT · £139,200 inc. VAT

Delivery: UK

Extensions: 2 x 12 month periods (01/08/2028 - 31/07/2029) & (01/08/2029 - 31/07/2030).

80510000 Specialist training services 80521000 Training programme services 80550000 Safety training 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

Simple description: 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: Open procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Yes · next expected 4 Jun 2030
First published: 12 Jun 2025, 13:29 BST
Last source update: 1 Aug 2025, 15:25 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 1 Aug 2025
Authority reference: P/REF 00000418 (NP 295)
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-031913
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Safety training servicesSpecialist training servicesTraining programme services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0547a5 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 allowedLanguage: EN

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

Submission deadline: 7 Jul 2025, 11:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 2 Jul 2025, 18:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Please visit our electronic tendering portal at web address "in-tendhost.co.uk/historicengland/aspx… ↗" to see the associated documents and express an interest in the procurement.

Timeline

12 Jun 2025 → 13 Aug 2025 · 8 dates

Tender notice published
12 Jun 2025, 13:29 BST
Clarification questions by
2 Jul 2025, 18:00 BST
Submission deadline
7 Jul 2025, 11:00 BST
Assessment summaries sent
24 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
Award decision expected by
1 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
Contract starts
1 Aug 2025
Latest notice published
1 Aug 2025, 15:25 BST
Standstill ends
13 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Jun 2025

Tender notice published
12 Jun 2025, 13:29 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
1 Aug 2025, 15:25 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
1 Aug 2025, 15:25 BST
Contract signature expected
15 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £114,0001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Named bidders 1published on the award notice

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
West Midlands Fire Service16 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2030Extensions: 2 x 12 months	£114,000	23 Jul 2025standstill to 13 Aug 2025	Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders	0	0	—

Who bid

wonWest Midlands Fire Service · West Midlands

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Historic England

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

West Midlands Fire ServiceAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PPTP-2948-MYQP Fire Service Head Quarters, 99 Vauxhall Road Birmingham , Birmingham , West Midlands, B7 4HWContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender1 Aug 2025, 15:25 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender12 Jun 2025, 13:29 BST