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Knowing the Heritage Sector Phase 4 - catalogue of heritage enterprises in England - UID 148

Historic England

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

ContractAmendment

10 Aug 2026 at 10:54

UK10 - Contract Change Notice
Award

24 Jul 2026 at 17:29

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

20 May 2026 at 09:49

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

05 Feb 2026 at 10:33

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Historic England commissioned research and consultancy services for Phase 4 of its Knowing the Heritage Sector programme. The work is to create a minimum viable catalogue of heritage enterprises in England, using multiple data sources, web scraping, machine learning and manual review to achieve accurate and broad coverage. It also includes three static dashboard design concepts showing possible ways to present the data. The catalogue is intended to improve market intelligence, decision-making, collaboration and innovation across the heritage sector. This is a market, economic and social research requirement, delivered across England for Historic England, a central government public authority. The work suits suppliers combining heritage-sector knowledge with research design, data engineering, automated data collection, machine-learning capability, data quality assurance and dashboard or information-design experience.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through an open procedure. Historic England awarded the single lot on 19 May 2026 to The Audience Agency and MYCAKE LIMITED, at £229,617.50 excluding VAT (£275,541 including VAT). The contract was signed on 2 June 2026 and the active contract period is 28 July 2026 to 7 June 2027. The original estimated procurement value was £250,000 excluding VAT (£300,000 including VAT). Bids closed on 4 March 2026, with enquiries closing on 25 February 2026; the award decision period ended on 1 April 2026. Evaluation weighted quality at 70% and price at 30%. Six bids reached the final stage. The Audience Agency later transferred the contract to MYCAKE LIMITED following restructuring, so MYCAKE is completing the contract as the prime contractor under the agreed terms.

This award demonstrates demand from Historic England for specialist heritage-sector market intelligence rather than a conventional standalone research report. A credible future competitor would need to combine knowledge of heritage organisations and enterprise data with market, economic or social research methods. Technical capability is important: suppliers should be able to identify and integrate varied data sources, build reliable web-scraping processes, apply machine learning appropriately, carry out manual validation and document consistent data structures and standards. They should also be able to turn complex findings into clear static dashboard concepts for non-technical users. The competition attracted six final-stage bids, all recorded as SME bids, indicating that the requirement can be delivered by a focused specialist or a partnership bringing together research, data and heritage expertise.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Knowing the Heritage Sector Phase 4 - catalogue of heritage enterprises in England - UID 148

Notice Description

Historic England is commissioning Phase 4 of its "Knowing the Heritage Sector" programme to address the lack of reliable market intelligence about heritage enterprises in England. This phase will deliver a minimum viable product (MVP) comprising an initial catalogue of heritage enterprises, aligned to consistent data structures and standards, and accompanied by three static dashboard design concepts to illustrate potential data presentation formats. The catalogue will draw on multiple data sources and employ methods such as web-scraping and machine learning, supplemented by manual review, to achieve high accuracy and coverage. The project aims to provide the foundation for a future market intelligence service that will enable better decision-making, foster collaboration, and support innovation across the heritage sector.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-064891
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075600-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK10 - Contract Change Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

73110000 - Research services

73210000 - Research consultancy services

79310000 - Market research services

79311400 - Economic research services

79315000 - Social research services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£250,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£250,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£229,617 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£229,617 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Aug 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
4 Mar 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 May 20264 months ago
Contract Period
28 Jul 2026 - 7 Jun 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Historic England
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SWINDON
Postcode
SN2 2EH
Postcode Area
Swindon
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK71 Swindon
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Swindon
Electoral Ward
Mannington and Western
Westminster Constituency
Swindon South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

The Audience Agency

MyCake Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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