Published date: 22 April 2024

Last edited date: 14 August 2024

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 12 March 2024, 6pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

  • Research and experimental development services - 73100000

  • Research services - 73110000

    • Preservation services of historical sites - 92522100

Location of contract

SN2 2EH

Value of contract

£10,000 to £25,000

Procurement reference

IT-514-279-P/REF 00000279 - AWARD

Published date

22 April 2024

Closing date

12 March 2024

Closing time

6pm

Contract start date

25 March 2024

Contract end date

11 October 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The nineteen World Heritage properties located either wholly or partially in England operate under a range of governance structures and financial models. These include partnerships between public bodies, central government funded trusts or partnerships led by independent charitable trusts.

There is a need for a more comprehensive understanding of the current operating models and any vulnerabilities to enable individual sites (and their decision makers), as well as potential funding partners, to refine and target resources to ensure that World Heritage properties have optimal management systems. An evidence base on how these different models work in practice, and how their success can be measured and monitored, would support decision making regarding these arrangements at individual property level.

To provide such an evidence base, Historic England wish to commission research and analysis of different types of governance and finance models currently in place at World Heritage properties in England. This work is to be undertaken through desk -based assessments of property Management Plans and other documentation, and discussions with key stakeholders at each World Heritage Site in England.

We are particularly interested in understanding current governance and finance models at World Heritage Sites in relation to models in equivalent sectors. For this reason, proposals from contractors with relevant experience of the operation of small organisations, particularly in the charity sector, are welcomed regardless of heritage sector experience.

In line with Historic England's commitment to secure sustainable futures for historic places, this work will contribute to assessments of how different governance and financial models can help achieve greater sustainability of management for World Heritage properties. The products of the project will improve knowledge that will develop the sector with the assistance of published advice. The project will also support Historic England's role advising the UK State Party on implementation of the 1972 UNESCO World Heritage Convention.

Award information

Awarded date

11 April 2024

Contract start date

25 March 2024

Contract end date

11 October 2024

Total value of contract

£24,550

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Chris Blandford Associates

Address

Third Floor, United Kingdom, NG1 1PS

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Liam Waterhouse

Address

Firefly Avenue
Swindon
Wiltshire
SN2 2EH
United Kingdom

Telephone

+447388959949

Email

Liam.Waterhouse@HistoricEngland.org.uk