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title: "Historic Environment Engagement Project (Midlands) - AWARD"
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# Historic Environment Engagement Project (Midlands) - AWARD

Buyer: HISTORIC ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d6184d3b-cff8-430b-9143-5c7c1bda7bc3

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## Summary

The Historic England organisation in the United Kingdom has completed the procurement process for the "Historic Environment Engagement Project (Midlands)", which focused on testing new models for regional and local engagement in heritage. The procurement, which utilised an open procedure, was awarded to Archaeological Project Services / Heritage Trust of Lincolnshire, with the contract running from 1st February 2022 to 1st July 2022. The award notice was published on 31st March 2022, and the total value of the contract is £23,625. This project operates under the classification of research consultancy services, reflecting its focus on enhancing community involvement in heritage activities within the Midlands region.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in research consultancy, social research, and public relations. Companies with expertise in developing community engagement strategies or local heritage initiatives would find this project particularly aligned with their offerings. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) may especially benefit from such contracts, as they can leverage their agility and local knowledge to effectively contribute to the engagement and networking processes envisaged by Historic England.

## Notice

The Historic England (HE) Midlands team is seeking to commission a piece of work to test new models of regional and local engagement and networking and to answer the question: "how can Historic England best support and facilitate an inclusive, strong and effective regional voice for heritage and communities?". Examples of engagement between heritage (and other bodies) exist at both local and regional level. An example HE has engaged with, and supported, for several years has been though Regional Historic Environment Forums (HEFs). Regional HEFs have been in existence since the early 2000's, but, in many instances, their activity levels and presence has diminished . A review of regional HEFs undertaken during 2019/20 concluded that whilst many HEFs were not as active as they once were, there is still very much a need and appetite for some form of local historic environment network and for mechanisms that can help heritage organisations working at local or regional level to meet, share and develop ideas, and engage effectively with national heritage organisations. It is anticipated there will be two phases to this piece of work. HE is seeking to commission the first phase (this project) and will focus on understanding the need and purpose for a regional network/forum(s), current engagement levels and activities across the region, including a mapping exercise, the aspirations of local groups and organisations (including HE's own role in any forum/network) and examples of sustainable governance models. This project is focused on the HE Midlands area. Based on recommendations and lessons learned from the successful completion of Phase One, a secondary phase may follow that will trial the (re-)establishment of a regional network/forum(s) in the HE Midlands area, and to help inform activity in other HE regions as needed. We expect Phase One to be completed by 1st July 2022.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/af71eae0-99c7-4e77-b6da-9da3dde76c29 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 31 Mar 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 31 Jan 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Feb 2022 |
| Contract period | 1 Feb 2022 - 1 Jul 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £23,625 |
| 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 | ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROJECT SERVICES / HERITAGE TRUST OF LINCOLNSHIRE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 73110000 - Research services
- 73210000 - Research consultancy services
- 73220000 - Development consultancy services
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 79310000 - Market research services
- 79315000 - Social research services
- 79416200 - Public relations consultancy services

## Release History

- 31 Mar 2022 at 12:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/af71eae0-99c7-4e77-b6da-9da3dde76c29

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/af71eae0-99c7-4e77-b6da-9da3dde76c29
  31st March 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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