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Local Government Reorganisation Opportunities and Models for Historic Environment Service Delivery UID304

Historic England

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20 Oct 2026 at 10:11

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Historic England commissioned a research project examining how previous local government reorganisations affected the delivery of historic environment services. The work is intended to identify challenges, outcomes and effective approaches, and to recommend ways to support local authority officers and decision-makers undertaking service reviews or reorganisation. It covers research into historic environment service delivery models within the context of local government restructuring, rather than the delivery of those services themselves. The buying organisation is Historic England, the public body responsible for the procurement. The work is described as taking place in the United Kingdom; no specific delivery town or local authority is identified. The service category is research, including economic and social research.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. Historic England used a below-threshold limited competition. There was one lot, and the contract was awarded to ButCH. The contract was signed on 9 October 2026, with a stated period from 10 October 2026 to 26 February 2027. Its value is £27,525 excluding VAT (£33,030 including VAT). The evaluation criteria are not described in the available procurement details. The work concerns lessons from earlier reorganisations and recommendations for current local authority service reviews and reorganisation; the awarded research is therefore a completed piece of work, rather than an ongoing service contract.

For future work of this kind, credible suppliers would need to combine research capability with a detailed understanding of local government reorganisation and historic environment services. Experience analysing how structural change affects local authority service models would be directly relevant, as would the ability to assess both practical challenges and outcomes across previous reorganisation processes. Suppliers should be able to identify effective approaches and turn findings into clear, usable recommendations for local authority officers and decision-makers reviewing services or planning reorganisation. The single-lot award indicates that this requirement was procured as one research commission, rather than divided among specialist providers. The work is a focused, time-limited research assignment, so a competitor would need to show it can deliver a defined study and actionable conclusions within a relatively contained project.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Local Government Reorganisation Opportunities and Models for Historic Environment Service Delivery UID304

Notice Description

A research project to examine lessons from previous Local Government Reorganisation to look critically at the challenges and outcomes of those processes for local authority historic environment service delivery models. It will identify key challenges, outcomes and effective approaches, and provide recommendations to support officers and decision-makers involved in current service reviews and reorganisation.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078b6e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098797-2026
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

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

79311400 - Economic research services

79315000 - Social research services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£27,525 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
10 Oct 2026 - 26 Feb 2027 1-6 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
1
Supplier Name

ButCH

Further Information

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