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title: "Digital and AI skills training - UID 321"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06dc7a"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "HISTORIC ENGLAND"
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# Digital and AI skills training - UID 321

Buyer: HISTORIC ENGLAND  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06dc7a

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## Summary

Historic England, a central government public authority based in Swindon, UK, is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process for a "Digital and AI skills training" initiative titled UID 321. The aim is to support their Digital and AI Adoption workstream by engaging an external training provider for skills assessment, learning provision, and capability-building. The procurement process involves an open tender procedure or a Government Commercial Agreement (GCA) route, intended to identify the necessary support level. The planning stage includes preliminary market engagement, with key information published on 5th August 2026. Future notices are anticipated by 10th August 2026, suggesting a contract period starting on 4th September 2026 and concluding by 3rd September 2029.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses specialising in training software packages and services, especially those that cater to digital and AI skills development. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly well-suited to compete, given the suitability criteria. With a gross value of £216,000, the contract allows for sustained business engagement over a potential three-year term, providing a stable avenue for growth and collaboration with a distinguished public authority. Businesses equipped to offer innovative and scalable digital training solutions will find this tender aligns with their offerings and capabilities.

## Notice

This notice is to inform that pre-market engagement has already occurred and is not opening an opportunity for further engagement. An informal conversation took place with a potential supplier to better understand whether the proposed work was feasible. We wanted to assess potential scale of the requirement, gain a better understanding of the possible delivery options, and establish what types of support were available. This informal engagement was exploratory and intended solely to inform our approach. No commercial discussion took place.

### Planning Information

We are seeking an external training provider to support our Digital and AI Adoption workstream through a digital and AI skills assessment, learning provision and capability-building programme. The gathered insights will help us understand whether the proposed initiative is realistic, what level of support may be required. This will be done Via an open tender procedure or possible via a GCA route.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074229-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 10 Aug 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 3 Sep 2026 - 3 Sep 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £180,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| 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

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 48931000 - Training software package
- 80500000 - Training services

## Release History

- 5 Aug 2026 at 13:01 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074229-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074229-2026
  5th August 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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