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title: "Heritage Connectors"
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buyer: "HISTORIC ENGLAND LIMITED"
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# Heritage Connectors

Buyer: HISTORIC ENGLAND LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1d66139e-2010-477c-a06c-53073e69aa57

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## Summary

The buying organisation for this procurement is Historic England Limited. The contract, titled "Heritage Connectors", falls within the services industry category. The procurement method used is a direct procurement through a single tender action (below threshold) process. The contract is valued at £12,000 GBP and has key dates set for the tender period ending on 30th September 2022 and the contract period running from 1st October 2022 to 30th June 2023. The procurement stage is in the award phase.

This tender for the Heritage Connectors project, awarded to Frome Medical Practice CIC, presents an opportunity for businesses involved in training services to participate in a 9-month pilot project focused on social prescribing within the historic environment of Frome, England. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are well-suited for this opportunity. The project aims to train local Heritage Connectors and produce valuable insights for future scaling and implementation in the field of social prescribing through heritage interactions.

## Notice

The Heritage Connectors project is looking to test and pilot part of the "whole-community approach to social prescribing", as adopted by the National Academy for Social Prescribing (NASP) and evidenced by the Health Connections Mendip service, part of Frome Medical Practice - specifically through interaction with the historic environment and local heritage in Frome, thus strengthening the connection between local people and the place they live in and optimising the benefits they can experience from understanding and connecting with their local heritage. It is a 9-month pilot, which will train circa 50 local Heritage Connectors, produce the necessary toolkit, and produce lessons learned / recommendations for further scaling up/implementation.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9c8091a3-c6be-4de8-a149-d3c4aa3c50c4 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Nov 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 30 Sep 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Sep 2022 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2022 - 30 Jun 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £12,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £12,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HISTORIC ENGLAND LIMITED |
| Locality | SWINDON |
| Post town | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN2 2EH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon |
| Local authority | Swindon |
| Electoral ward | Mannington and Western |
| Westminster constituency | Swindon South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | FROME MEDICAL PRACTICE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80500000 - Training services

## Release History

- 14 Nov 2022 at 12:40 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9c8091a3-c6be-4de8-a149-d3c4aa3c50c4

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9c8091a3-c6be-4de8-a149-d3c4aa3c50c4
  14th November 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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