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title: "National Planning Policy Framework - Development of training and briefing content"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06def4"
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buyer: "Historic England"
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# National Planning Policy Framework - Development of training and briefing content

Buyer: Historic England  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06def4

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## Summary

Historic England commissioned professional services to develop training and briefing content on the heritage implications of the updated National Planning Policy Framework. The material is intended to communicate key messages to Historic England staff and other audiences, so the requirement combines heritage and planning expertise with the ability to turn policy into clear, usable learning and briefing content. It is a training-services requirement, classified under CPV 80500000, delivered in the United Kingdom. The buyer is Historic England, a central government public authority. The procurement was structured as a single requirement covering the full content-development service rather than separate work packages. The selected supplier, Thomson Planning & Heritage, is a small and medium-sized enterprise specialising in planning and heritage work, indicating the type of specialist provider that undertook the requirement.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. Historic England used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, under the stated legal basis of the Procurement Act 2023. Thomson Planning & Heritage was selected for the single requirement. The contract was signed on 6 August 2026, runs from 10 August 2026 to 8 December 2026, and is active. Its value is £10,000 excluding VAT, or £12,000 including VAT. The awarded service covers development of training and briefing content on the updated National Planning Policy Framework and its heritage implications. The procurement reached completion with the award and contract recorded against one lot. No competitive tender evaluation basis is set out for this direct award.

This procurement demonstrates demand from Historic England for specialist support that connects national planning policy with heritage implications and converts that expertise into training and briefing materials. Suppliers seeking comparable work should be able to show credible knowledge of planning and heritage policy, an understanding of how policy changes affect heritage considerations, and the ability to produce accurate content for both internal staff and wider audiences. Strong written communication, briefing development and training-content skills would be important, alongside the capacity to shape key messages for different audiences. The selected supplier was an SME operating in planning and heritage, suggesting that a focused specialist consultancy can be credible for this scale of requirement. Relevant experience with public-sector policy communication would strengthen a future proposition to this buyer.

## Notice

Prepare content for use in training and briefings on the heritage implications of the updated National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). The content will be used to disseminate key messages to Historic England staff and other audiences.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075232-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 10 Aug 2026 - 8 Dec 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £10,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Historic England |
| Locality | SWINDON |
| Postcode area | 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 | Thomson Planning & Heritage |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80500000 - Training services

## Release History

- 7 Aug 2026 at 11:54 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075232-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075232-2026
  7th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

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