Published date: 9 December 2016

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 13 January 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research consultancy services - 73210000

  • Archive services - 92512000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£10,000

Procurement reference

P/REF 00000581

Published date

9 December 2016

Closing date

13 January 2017

Contract start date

1 February 2017

Contract end date

31 March 2017

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 Historic England Archive is one of the largest publicly accessible archives in the UK and the biggest dedicated to the historic environment. It is maintained by the HE Archive team and is based in Swindon. The Archive Team is responsible for the management, care and dissemination of the Archive, a collection of 12 million archive items.

We hold many major collections of national importance covering archaeology, architecture, social and local history. The archive collections include photographs, drawings, plans and documents

In 2008/9, English Heritage set up an E-commerce project with the aim of testing the potential for selling images through 3rd parties with already established, specialist audiences. It was also seen as a way of testing the resource requirements of supplying images and data to a 3rd party and the desirability of our collections and images for third party suppliers.

During 2016, the Archive has carried out an internal review which aimed to deliver the following;

• A clear understanding of the value and purpose of the Archive within Historic England
• An achievable plan to increase access
• An indication of the scope and means to increase income and external funding

As a result of this review we are now looking for a consultant to carry out research to help us understand our position in the market place and to identify opportunities which have the potential to generate income for us.

More information

Additional text

Please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/historic-england/aspx/Home to express interest in this opportunity and download the tender documentation

About the buyer

Contact name

Charlotte Hill

Address

The Engine House
Fire Fly Avenue
Swindon
SN5 6EH
England

Email

charlotte.hill@historicengland.org.uk