--- title: "8351 Design in the historic environment" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-f9c9cd47-8f10-4f8c-99ca-0d97fdab7616" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f9c9cd47-8f10-4f8c-99ca-0d97fdab7616" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f9c9cd47-8f10-4f8c-99ca-0d97fdab7616.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f9c9cd47-8f10-4f8c-99ca-0d97fdab7616.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "HISTORIC ENGLAND" published: "2020-07-23" --- # 8351 Design in the historic environment Buyer: HISTORIC ENGLAND Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f9c9cd47-8f10-4f8c-99ca-0d97fdab7616 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f9c9cd47-8f10-4f8c-99ca-0d97fdab7616) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f9c9cd47-8f10-4f8c-99ca-0d97fdab7616.json) ## Summary The public procurement process is being led by Historic England, which is seeking consultants for the project titled "8351 Design in the historic environment". This opportunity falls within the services industry category and is located in Swindon, United Kingdom. Currently in the Tender stage, the tender period is open until 6th August 2020, with the contract period set to commence on 13th August 2020 and concluding on 29th October 2020. This procurement is being conducted through an open procedure, with a value range between £20,000 and £25,000 for interested vendors. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in design consultancy, particularly those specialising in historic environments and urban regeneration. Companies that can effectively engage with the nuances of heritage values, traditional construction, and contemporary design practices will be well-positioned to compete. The resulting products from this commission will be vital for landowners, developers, and planners, thereby encouraging SMEs to participate in enhancing the quality of design in historic settings. ## Notice England's cities, towns, and countryside are the products of change over a long period of time. The heritage values of these places - historic street patterns, the development of vernacular building styles and the use of traditional construction materials, as well as the fieldscapes that surround us - are the most visible elements of this on-going process of change and the goal is to ensure that the historic environment continues to make a positive contribution to the future form and character of places. Historic England already provides a suite of practical help and guidance designed to encourage improved and appropriate development and regeneration in historic environments . These are available on the Historic England website: other supporting documentation is available via Historic England Advice Notes and related guidance . Key documents include: Historic England's Place-making strategy ; the setting of historic assets ; advice on Tall Buildings ; Understanding Place ; Building in Context ; and Streets for All . It is absolutely essential that our work and guidance reflects and responds to any changes to the planning system and must reference more recent policy and design guidance (e.g. the National Design Guide) to help frame emerging planning policy and assess its impacts on historic assets and places. This commissioned project will use specialist design consultants to, where necessary, update our design-related guidance and unite it as a single 'design offer', making sure it reflects recent (and progressing) developments in government policy, and so that it can be presented on a single section of the Historic England's website. The project's products should be usable by all those with an interest in design quality in historic places such as landowners, developers and planners, as well as individuals and communities. This project should: - facilitate a better understanding of the vulnerability, significance and value of the historic environment - support the protection and enhancement of surviving fabric and character in the light of the pressures and opportunities that flow from development and other, related, scenarios - result in beneficial and sustainable outcomes for the historic environment, including through improving the design of change The products of the project will be material to be used on Historic England's website and in related training events. Historic England is aware of a wide range of construction and design 'apps' currently available and, with this is mind, we are keen to explore innovative options for how we might capture and present the data in a digital, potentially interactive, environment, e.g. providing an immersive experience for a user to interact with the design process such as makeover for a building using different materials, or window to wall ratios, or similar. The outcomes from this project will be used within Historic England to frame and develop a Historic ... Additional information: Suppliers interested in this opportunity should register at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/historic-england/aspx/Home in order to express interest and download documentation. Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ec31a223-d83a-40a9-a909-99c89c9ce48a | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 23 Jul 2020 | | Submission deadline | 6 Aug 2020 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 12 Aug 2020 - 29 Oct 2020 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £25,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | HISTORIC ENGLAND | | 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 | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ## Release History - 23 Jul 2020 at 15:53 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ec31a223-d83a-40a9-a909-99c89c9ce48a ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ec31a223-d83a-40a9-a909-99c89c9ce48a 23rd July 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/historic-england/aspx/Home Additional information on how to apply for this contract ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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