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Historic England

Historic England is a UK public-sector contracting authority. This profile aggregates its public-record procurement — top suppliers, categories, recent awards, open tenders and expiring contracts.

Data period: 2023-11-08 to 2026-11-08Updated 2026-11-08

£46.1M

Total spend

294

Contract awards

232

Unique suppliers

£176K

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Historic England has awarded 294 contracts worth £46.1M to 232 suppliers between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, at an average contract value of £176K, with the top five suppliers holding 49% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Historic England

Top-five suppliers hold 49% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
CDW Ltd3£13.0M
Pareto FM Ltd1£3.0M
North PB Limited1£2.5M
North PB Ltd1£2.5M
SoftwareONE UK Limited3£2.2M
Software One UK Ltd1£2.0M
SOFTCAT PLC2£1.5M
Albion Computers Plc1£1.5M
Western Computer Group Limited1£1.5M
Q3 Services Ltd2£1.1M
T Coleborn & Son Ltd2£912K
ESRI (UK) Limited1£889K
T Coleborn & Sons1£575K
Restore Records Management1£522K
JEOL (UK) LTD2£516K
Bluefrog Cleaning Service LTD1£498K
ICON PROJECTS LTD1£491K
The Audience Agency2£459K
Adecco UK Limited1£447K
Adecco UK Ltd1£447K

Procurement categories

What Historic England buys

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.

Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

79
50 awards£7.2M

Research and development services and related consultancy services

73
46 awards£1.7M

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
32 awards£1.2M

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
29 awards£17.0M

Construction work

45
20 awards£2.5M

Software package and information systems

48
19 awards£5.1M

Education and training services

80
19 awards£832K

Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

90
13 awards£1.1M

Other community, social and personal services

98
9 awards£244K

Repair and maintenance services

50
7 awards£442K

Recreational, cultural and sporting services

92
6 awards£169K

Administration, defence and social security services

75
5 awards£593K

Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

30
4 awards£6.5M

Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

32
4 awards£75K

Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

38
4 awards£602K

Printed matter and related products

22
3 awards£60K

Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

35
3 awards£76K

Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

39
3 awards£105K

Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

63
3 awards£562K

Postal and telecommunications services

64
3 awards£115K

Financial and insurance services

66
3 awards£12K

Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

34
2 awards£383K

Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

44
2 awards£65K

Real estate services

70
2 awards£5K

Chemical products

24
1 award£118K

Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

33
1 award£13K

Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

60
1 award£113K

Recent contracts

Latest Historic England contracts awarded

The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

ITT - Stakeholder Research - UID 310

genecon · 2026-11-02

£226K

ITT - Historic England Local Heritage Education Resources - UID 331

Teachers Pet Ltd · 2026-11-02

£125K

RM6098, Lot 3 Contract for Software Procurement Services (UID 302)

Software One UK Ltd · 2026-10-30

£2.0M

G Cloud 14 Baseline Security Checking Service (UID 322M)

Amiqus Limited · 2026-10-27

£38K

RFQ - Supporting implementation of the NPPF (UID 364)

Thomson Planning & Heritage · 2026-10-22

£10K

DA - Walker Fire UK Ltd Reactive Works - CREF 759

WALKER FIRE (UK) LIMITED · 2026-10-20

£11K

ITT - RM6098 TPAS 2 Software Procurement Lot 3 - Further Competition (UID 302) - AWARD

SoftwareONE UK Limited · 2026-10-13

£2.0M

Local Government Reorganisation Opportunities and Models for Historic Environment Service Delivery UID304

ButCH · 2026-10-08

£28K

Local Government Reorganisation Opportunities and Models for Historic Environment Service Delivery UID304 - AWARD

ButCH Bureau · 2026-10-08

£28K

Evaluation of the Heritage at Risk Capital Fund - UID290

Amion Consulting · 2026-10-04

£304K

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Most of it is in business services, R&D and education & training.

6

tenders open now

Inviting bids today

69

contracts ending in 12 months

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3

planned procurements

Work this buyer has said it intends to tender

17

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Market analysis

Bidding into Historic England — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

37%

Awards to SMEs

49%

Top-5 supplier share

0%

Framework call-offs

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Awards to social enterprises

Around 37% of Historic England’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to Historic England

How much does Historic England spend on procurement?

Historic England awarded 294 contracts totalling £46.1M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 232 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £176K.

Who are Historic England's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to Historic England by total award value are CDW Ltd, Pareto FM Ltd, North PB Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 49% of contract value.

What does Historic England buy from suppliers?

Historic England's procurement is concentrated in business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, research and development services and related consultancy services, architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-11-08

This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.

Source portals

  • · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
  • · Contracts Finder
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Source records remain subject to Open Government Licence v3.0 attribution. ENKII doesn't warrant accuracy beyond the source portals' own publication.

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