Awarded contract

ITT - National Blue Plaques: Community Research Partner (North East, Yorkshire and North West) (UID 176)

Details

Buyer: Historic England
Supplier(s): CREATIVE LIVES CHARITY LIMITED, People's History Museum
Value: £39,932
Duration: 8 months
Topic: Research services
Published: 20 April 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

We are looking to recruit two community organisations that will identify and research individuals, groups or events that could be commemorated through the National Blue Plaque Scheme. We are running the procurement in two lots – Lot 1: One organisation will focus research on the North of England (including both North West and North East and Yorkshire Region), Lot 2: An organisation focussing research on the East of England. ## Contract award Lots: - Lot 1: Lot 1 - North of England

Timeline

Completed: Award published20 April 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date20 April 2026
Next: Contract expiry date31 December 2026in 3 months

About the buyer

Historic England is the government's statutory adviser on the historic environment, and buys as a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Operational departments manage their own procurements, backed by a central Procurement Team that oversees compliance. All suppliers register on the organisation's tendering portal, In-Tend, where every requirement is advertised and tendered electronically. Larger requirements also appear on Contracts Finder, with the biggest contracts advertised via the Find a Tender service. Central framework arrangements set up by the Government Commercial Agency or individual departments cover much of this procurement.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of Historic England's contract awards have been in business services, IT services and research and development.

Relevant CPV codes

73110000 · Research services
73210000 · Research consultancy services
79315000 · Social research services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@historic-england.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@historic-england.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@historic-england.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@historic-england.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@historic-england.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@historic-england.gov