--- title: "9125 Heritage Connectors and Heritage Buddies Evaluation - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-679a17f7-8ab8-4ba1-8f9d-e0fffedfca4c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-679a17f7-8ab8-4ba1-8f9d-e0fffedfca4c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-679a17f7-8ab8-4ba1-8f9d-e0fffedfca4c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-679a17f7-8ab8-4ba1-8f9d-e0fffedfca4c.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "HISTORIC ENGLAND" published: "2023-02-14" --- # 9125 Heritage Connectors and Heritage Buddies Evaluation - AWARD Buyer: HISTORIC ENGLAND Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-679a17f7-8ab8-4ba1-8f9d-e0fffedfca4c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-679a17f7-8ab8-4ba1-8f9d-e0fffedfca4c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-679a17f7-8ab8-4ba1-8f9d-e0fffedfca4c.json) ## Summary Historic England has awarded a contract for the evaluation of the Heritage Connectors and Heritage Buddies pilot projects. The contract, valued at £9,882.50 GBP, was awarded to Wavehill Ltd. The procurement process followed an open procedure, with the tender period ending on January 9, 2023. The contract period is from January 29, 2023, to September 30, 2023. The project falls under the main procurement category of services and involves research and development services. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specializing in research and development services and related consultancy to engage with Historic England. The project focuses on evaluating social prescribing models for heritage-based wellbeing interventions. This opportunity is suitable for businesses interested in working with public sector bodies and contributing to innovative initiatives aimed at enhancing social wellbeing through heritage projects. ## Notice Heritage Connectors (9105) and Heritage Buddies (9104) are innovative pilot projects funded by Historic England's Commissions to test and trial two approaches to delivering social prescribing and wellbeing through heritage in local settings. The "Connectors" and "Buddies" models are ways of implementing the "whole-community approach to social prescribing", as adopted by the National Academy for Social Prescribing (NASP) . They are evidenced by the Health Connections Mendip service, part of Frome Medical Practice (for the "Connectors") and by Nottingham Community and Voluntary Service and Natural England (for the "Buddies") but modified and adapted for local heritage and historic environment provision. Historic England would like to commission a research project to evaluate the pilot projects. The aim of the evaluation is to understand how the projects were implemented, whether they achieved their objectives and their impact on participants (referees) and stakeholders (partners, trainees). The evaluation should also capture the potential for further implementation of these models in other localities, including nationally. The data from this evaluation project will also be used to inform Historic England's position on investing in shared investment fund or similar initiative in late 2023 to promote such social prescribing models on a larger scale in partnership with other arm-length bodies and organisations. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d2e2fb52-51a5-494b-a0fc-a4db0fea5758 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 14 Feb 2023 | | Submission deadline | 9 Jan 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 18 Jan 2023 | | Contract period | 29 Jan 2023 - 30 Sep 2023 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £10,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £9,882 | | 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 | WAVEHILL | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ## Release History - 14 Feb 2023 at 14:37 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d2e2fb52-51a5-494b-a0fc-a4db0fea5758 - 18 Jan 2023 at 10:49 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d2e2fb52-51a5-494b-a0fc-a4db0fea5758 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d2e2fb52-51a5-494b-a0fc-a4db0fea5758 14th February 2023 - 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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