DA - Marine Data Exchange (MDE) Heritage Accelerator
Details
- Buyer
- Historic England
- Supplier(s)
- Wessex Archaeology
- Duration
- 5 months
- Topic
- Electronic data exchange services
- Published
- 10 February 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
The requirement is for the supplier to transfer to Historic England a copy of the heritage information they have generated in the course of development-led investigations. In principle, the heritage information that HE is seeking relates to development-led investigations linked to developments that have been subject to offshore agreements with The Crown Estate. Wessex Archaeology Limited hold information that they have previously been retained to assess by The Crown Estate via developers. These data have been archived and stored by Wessex Archaeology Limited and are unique to this company, therefore requiring the single supplier direct award. ## Contract award
Timeline
- Completed: Award published10 February 2026Current notice
- Completed: Award date10 February 2026
- Completed: Contract expiry date30 June 2026
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
- 64216110 · Electronic data exchange services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | 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 |
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