Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Historic England
Top-five suppliers hold 70% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Historic England buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
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Latest Historic England contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Multi Criteria Decision Analysis Stage 2 - Adaptation of historic buildings and structures to coastal erosion - UID132 - AWARD
Mott MacDonald (WNE) · 2026-08-13
£69K
ITT - E-Learning Training Content - UID 240 - AWARD
LinkedIn · 2026-08-03
£108K
Knowing the Heritage Sector Phase 4 - catalogue of heritage enterprises in England - UID 148 - AWARD
The Audience Agency · 2026-07-23
£230K
Closed ITT - 2026 Board Effectiveness Review (BER) (UID 201) - AWARD
Campbell Tickell · 2026-03-30
£25K
THE PROVISION OF A LEASED SINGLE ENGINE PISTON HIGH WINGED AIRCRAFT - UID 75 - AWARD
Avior Ltd · 2026-03-30
£133K
FURTHER COMPETITION RM6309 Lot 3 Salary Benchmarking Tool for Historic England (UID 94) - AWARD
Korn Ferry (UK) Limited · 2026-03-06
£8K
Daily and Periodic Cleaning Services, Granville Street Birmingham UID 141 - AWARD
Bowdraper Ltd · 2026-03-05
£62K
ITT - Commissioning of Corporate Sponsorship Consultancy Services (UID 221M) - AWARD
Philanthropy Company · 2026-03-03
£8K
Audience Segmentation Refresh UID 120 - AWARD
Morris Hargreaves McIntyre · 2026-02-11
£30K
ITT (BT) - UID 111/NP 388 Supply of Heritage Attractions - AWARD
Urban Foresight Limited · 2025-12-17
£34K
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RFQ - Investigating the hygrothermal and dynamic thermal properties of English traditional solid wall construction for resilience in a changing climate - literature review and gap analysis (UID 332)
Deadline: 2026-09-21
£10K
ITT - Stakeholder Research - UID 310
Deadline: 2026-10-05
£226K
ITT - Historic England Local Heritage Education Resources - UID 331
Deadline: 2026-10-05
£125K
ITT - Digital and AI Skills Training - UID 321
Deadline: 2026-10-06
£180K
ITT - Investigation into case studies of AVCLs installed in buildings of traditional construction - UID 333M
Deadline: 2026-10-12
£15K
Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, Historic England typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
Cleaning Services at Cannon Bridge House, London - AWARD
Expires: 2026-09-30
£93K
Mini competition - Engine House Swindon lift replacement project - AWARD
Expires: 2026-09-30
£82K
Planned Preventative and Reactive Response Services (M&E, Public Health and Fabric) for Fort Cumberland, Portsmouth - AWARD
Expires: 2026-10-01
£572K
Nitro PDF Software Licensing - AWARD
Expires: 2026-12-01
£47K
Adobe Software Licensing - AWARD
Expires: 2026-12-21
Closed ITT - 2026 Board Effectiveness Review (BER) (UID 201) - AWARD
Expires: 2026-12-31
£25K
Daily & Periodic Cleaning Services Finzels Reach, Bristol - AWARD
Expires: 2027-01-10
£50K
L&D Training provision - Project Management Tender Phase 1 ITT - AWARD
Expires: 2027-02-28
£60K
Cleaning Services at Brooklands House, Cambridge - AWARD
Expires: 2027-03-18
£101K
Virtual Work Experience Programme - AWARD
Expires: 2027-03-31
£32K
Market analysis
Bidding into Historic England — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
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Awards to SMEs
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Top-5 supplier share
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Framework call-offs
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Awards to social enterprises
Around 0% 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 157 contracts totalling £23.2M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 123 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £170K.
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 70% of contract value.
What does Historic England buy from suppliers?
Historic England's procurement is concentrated in research and development services and related consultancy services, business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
How can my business bid for Historic England contracts?
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-09-15
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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