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title: "STA - HECHCTAX Strand A; Developing a taxonomy for culture and heritage capital"
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# STA - HECHCTAX Strand A; Developing a taxonomy for culture and heritage capital

Buyer: HISTORIC ENGLAND LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-72a2a4b3-b406-428f-b249-fba6d84c7175

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## Summary

The buying organization, HISTORIC ENGLAND LIMITED, has awarded a contract for research services titled "STA - HECHCTAX Strand A; Developing a taxonomy for culture and heritage capital" in Swindon, United Kingdom. The procurement process was a Single tender action (below threshold) with a contract value of 11414 GBP. The tender period ended on 1st September 2023, and the contract period is from 4th September 2023 to 3rd March 2026.

This tender by HISTORIC ENGLAND LIMITED provides an opportunity for businesses involved in research services, specifically those with expertise in developing taxonomies related to culture and heritage capital. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) may find this tender particularly suitable. The successful supplier, Ipsos UK - Dr Ricky Lawton, will contribute economic expertise towards developing the taxonomy, supporting the comprehensive approach of the CHC Programme.

## Notice

Brief Description of purchase: This proposal will address a key priority for the Culture and Heritage Capital (CHC) Programme: developing a taxonomy for CHC that can be used to embed C&H in economic models (Kaszynska et. al, 2022). The objectives of this research are: * OBJ 1 To develop a taxonomy of culture and heritage capital (CHC) * OBJ 2 To present the commonalities in concepts of value in economics and arts, humanities and heritage science. * OBJ 3 To socialise the study findings and the concept of a taxonomy. * OBJ 4 To explore a new strategic approach for producing economic evidence. * OBJ 5 To use best practice findings to explore "what works" for the design of CHC taxonomy. The research will explore the following research questions: * RQ 1: What are the main parameters of a well-designed taxonomy? Economic decision making and appraisal involve a range of existing taxonomies for assets and services. It is important to understand how taxonomies are currently operationalised and what challenges exist before developing the approach for C&H. * RQ 2: What are the strengths and weaknesses of existing taxonomies? The current work in natural capital and ecosystem services has direct relevance to C&H. Before developing our own taxonomy, we need to learn from that work to date. * RQ 3: What classifications of C&H do we need to understand and embed into a CHC taxonomy? Cultural and heritage assets are complex and varied, ranging from buildings through to intangible assets such as performance. What work has already been done to classify assets? * RQ 4: How do flows of services, benefits and values of CHC emerge? In order to develop a taxonomy, we need to first understand how C&H stakeholders express the ways in which C&H heritage assets give rise to services, benefits and values and what evidence there is for those services, benefits and values from a C&H sector perspective. * RQ 5: What does a taxonomy of stocks, services and benefits for culture and heritage look like? Based on RQ1-4, how can we articulate a taxonomy that can be operationalised in economic appraisal and decision-making? Sub consultant, IPSOS (Lawton), will input economic expertise at key stages of the development of the taxonomy considering if/ how it can be applied to economic valuation studies providing technical advice across all workstreams, ensuring cross-over between the findings and process followed in the DCMS consultancy proto-typology project, which was led by SC Lawton. The period of support will cover the full period of the project.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b83e5d0b-9906-49e8-89e8-0a79fc75d06e |
| 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 | 18 Dec 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Sep 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Dec 2023 |
| Contract period | 3 Sep 2023 - 3 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £11,414 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £11,414 |
| 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 | IPSOS UK - DR RICKY LAWTON |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73110000 - Research services

## Release History

- 18 Dec 2023 at 10:12 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b83e5d0b-9906-49e8-89e8-0a79fc75d06e

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b83e5d0b-9906-49e8-89e8-0a79fc75d06e
  18th December 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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