Awarded contract

DA - National Blue Plaque Scheme Plaque Production - UID 74 NP 351

Details

Buyer: Historic England
Supplier(s): Ned Heywood Heritage Ceramics
Value: £39,250
Duration: 1 year
Topic: Miscellaneous articles
Published: 26 June 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Ned Heywood will make c. 7 blue plaques for us per financial year. This includes hand making the plaque and the lettering, firing the plaque and quality control. If a plaque cracks during the firing process he will make another. In financial year 2026 / 2027 we will explore the potential for obtaining a second supplier with London Blue Plaque Scheme colleagues at English Heritage Trust and undertake the relevant Procurement exercises. ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award published26 June 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date26 June 2026
Next: Contract expiry date14 June 2027in 7 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. Central framework arrangements set up by the Government Commercial Agency or individual departments cover much of this procurement.

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

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