--- title: "Heritage and Creative Clusters - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-286d7329-0960-4666-9296-1c27bbb5473d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-286d7329-0960-4666-9296-1c27bbb5473d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-286d7329-0960-4666-9296-1c27bbb5473d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-286d7329-0960-4666-9296-1c27bbb5473d.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "HISTORIC ENGLAND" published: "2024-03-14" --- # Heritage and Creative Clusters - AWARD Buyer: HISTORIC ENGLAND Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-286d7329-0960-4666-9296-1c27bbb5473d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-286d7329-0960-4666-9296-1c27bbb5473d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-286d7329-0960-4666-9296-1c27bbb5473d.json) ## Summary The buying organisation for this procurement process is Historic England. The tender title is "Heritage and Creative Clusters - AWARD" under the industry category of Miscellaneous Services. The procurement stage is at the award phase. The contract period runs from March 11, 2024, to March 31, 2024. The tender deadline was on February 29, 2024. The location of the procurement is in Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom. This tender awarded to ekosgen by Historic England focuses on supporting the growth of the Creative Industries in the North of England. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) would find this tender opportunity particularly suitable. Businesses involved in areas such as advertising, marketing, architecture, design, film/TV, IT/software, music, and performing arts would be well-suited to compete and contribute to the development of the Creative Industries. ## Notice Research published in 2023 by the Creative PEC with the RSA highlighted the opportunity for the North of England to develop a cross-regional strategy to support the growth of the Creative Industries. It found that if the sector share rose to around half levels in London and the South-East, this would be equivalent to an annual GVA boost of around ?10 billion by 2030. Data commissioned by the DCMS from the ONS suggests that most creative sub-sectors are represented in specific clusters across the North of England. These include: o Advertising and Marketing: Harrogate, Leeds, Manchester; o Architecture: Skipton, Harrogate, Hexham, Manchester, Huddersfield, Sheffield; o Crafts: Blyth and Ashington, Kendal, Huddersfield; o Design: Skipton, Harrogate, Penrith, Halifax; o Film/TV: Manchester; o IT/software: Leeds Museums/galleries: York, Kendal, Malton, Durham, Newcastle, Crewe; o Music/performing arts: Hexham, Buxton, Scarborough. The Creative PEC/RSA work elected to focus on three components of the conditions for growth in the Creative industries - skills, access to finance and investment in innovation. A fourth component, however, is affordable space. Examples such as Folkestone's Creative Quarter, Resort Studios in Margate, the Birmingham Canal Offices, The Hat Works in Luton and Mackies' Corner in Sunderland show how historic buildings can provide the inspiring and affordable spaces for creative start-ups and mature businesses alike. In the same way as it did for using redundant textile mills for housing, Historic England can play a complementary part in the growth of the Creative Industries in the North by highlighting the opportunities offered by unused and underused historic buildings in areas where the wider conditions for clustering are being brought about by the Northern Creative Corridor initiative. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2bcb7b5a-75ab-4285-9090-a9b3f729daa7 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 14 Mar 2024 | | Submission deadline | 29 Feb 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 7 Mar 2024 | | Contract period | 11 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £29,112 | | 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 | | Locality | WILTSHIRE | | 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 | EKOSGEN | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 98300000 - Miscellaneous services ## Release History - 14 Mar 2024 at 12:36 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2bcb7b5a-75ab-4285-9090-a9b3f729daa7 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2bcb7b5a-75ab-4285-9090-a9b3f729daa7 14th March 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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