Published date: 18 December 2023
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Contract summary
Industry
Research services - 73110000
Location of contract
SN2 2EH
Value of contract
£11,414
Procurement reference
C/REF 00000497
Published date
18 December 2023
Closing date
1 September 2023
Closing time
5pm
Contract start date
4 September 2023
Contract end date
3 March 2026
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Single tender action (below threshold)
A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.
This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
Brief Description of purchase:
This proposal will address a key priority for the Culture and Heritage Capital (CHC) Programme: developing a taxonomy for CHC that can be used to embed C&H in economic models (Kaszynska et. al, 2022).
The objectives of this research are:
• OBJ 1 To develop a taxonomy of culture and heritage capital (CHC)
• OBJ 2 To present the commonalities in concepts of value in economics and arts, humanities and heritage science.
• OBJ 3 To socialise the study findings and the concept of a taxonomy.
• OBJ 4 To explore a new strategic approach for producing economic evidence.
• OBJ 5 To use best practice findings to explore "what works" for the design of CHC taxonomy.
The research will explore the following research questions:
• RQ 1: What are the main parameters of a well-designed taxonomy? Economic decision making and appraisal involve a range of existing taxonomies for assets and services. It is important to understand how taxonomies are currently operationalised and what challenges exist before developing the approach for C&H.
• RQ 2: What are the strengths and weaknesses of existing taxonomies? The current work in natural capital and ecosystem services has direct relevance to C&H. Before developing our own taxonomy, we need to learn from that work to date.
• RQ 3: What classifications of C&H do we need to understand and embed into a CHC taxonomy? Cultural and heritage assets are complex and varied, ranging from buildings through to intangible assets such as performance. What work has already been done to classify assets?
• RQ 4: How do flows of services, benefits and values of CHC emerge? In order to develop a taxonomy, we need to first understand how C&H stakeholders express the ways in which C&H heritage assets give rise to services, benefits and values and what evidence there is for those services, benefits and values from a C&H sector perspective.
• RQ 5: What does a taxonomy of stocks, services and benefits for culture and heritage look like? Based on RQ1-4, how can we articulate a taxonomy that can be operationalised in economic appraisal and decision-making?
Sub consultant, IPSOS (Lawton), will input economic expertise at key stages of the development of the taxonomy considering if/ how it can be applied to economic valuation studies providing technical advice across all workstreams, ensuring cross-over between the findings and process followed in the DCMS consultancy proto-typology project, which was led by SC Lawton. The period of support will cover the full period of the project.
Award information
Awarded date
14 December 2023
Contract start date
4 September 2023
Contract end date
3 March 2026
Total value of contract
£11,414
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
Ipsos UK - Dr Ricky Lawton
Address
3 Thomas More St,
London
E1W 1YWReference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Contact name
Historic England
Address
The Engine House, Fire Fly Avenue
Swindon
SN2 2EH
United Kingdom
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