Historic England awards local government reorganisation research contract to ButCH

Tender information last checkedLast checked 20 Oct 2026, 11:22.

Opportunity overview

A research project to examine lessons from previous Local Government Reorganisation to look critically at the challenges and outcomes of those processes for local authority historic environment service delivery models. It will identify key challenges, outcomes and effective approaches, and provide recommendations to support officers and decision-makers involved in current service reviews and reorganisation.

Awarded to

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ButCH

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Contract value: £27.5k
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 8 Oct 2026
Including VAT: £33k
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-PPON PWLL-5315-HYQH
Location: Plymouth, UKK41, PL4 0EB, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract details notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: P/REF 00000589
Status: complete
Procurement Method: limited
Procurement Method Details: Below threshold - limited competition

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: Historic England
Id: GB-PPON-PXLY-5862-RMML

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PXLY-5862-RMML

Address

Street Address: The Engine House
Locality: Swindon
Postal Code: SN22EH
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKK14

Contact

Email: procurement-he@historicengland.org.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - central government

Organisation 2

Name: ButCH
Id: GB-PPON-PWLL-5315-HYQH

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PWLL-5315-HYQH

Address

Street Address: 37 Looe Street
Locality: Plymouth
Postal Code: PL4 0EB
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKK41

Contact

Email: sefryn@gmail.com
Telephone: 07949039099

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: large
Vcse: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Status: active
Main Procurement Category: services

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 73110000
Description: Research services

Entry 2

Scheme: CPV
Id: 79311400
Description: Economic research services

Entry 3

Scheme: CPV
Id: 79315000
Description: Social research services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UK
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-PPON-PWLL-5315-HYQH
Name: ButCH

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 1
Award ID: 1
Title: Local Government Reorganisation Opportunities and Models for Historic Environment Service Delivery (UID 304)
Status: active
Above Threshold: No
Date Signed: 9 Oct 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts: 10 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 26 Feb 2027, 23:59

Value

Including VAT: 33,030
Amount: 27,525
Currency: GBP

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 098797-2026
Document Type: contractNotice
Notice Type: UK7
Description: Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098797-2026 ↗
Published: 20 Oct 2026, 10:11
Format: text/html

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Swindon · UKK14 · SN22EH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

098797-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender · 20 Oct 2026, 10:11

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Historic England awarded a research-services contract to ButCH for a project on local government reorganisation and historic environment service delivery. The published contract record states it was signed on 9 October 2026 and runs from 10 October 2026 to 26 February 2027.

Published outcome signals

Published noticeContract details notice published 20 October 2026Evidence: Document 098797-2026 is described as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender and has datePublished 2026-10-20T10:11:08+01:00.
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award 1 has status active.
Contract signatureSigned 9 October 2026Evidence: Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-09T00:00:00+01:00.

98% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 098797-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078b6e
First published: 20 Oct 2026
Last checked: 20 Oct 2026, 11:22
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 20 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One active award and one active contract are recorded for supplier ButCH under lot 1.

Market significance

This is a below-threshold, limited-competition research commission with a published net value of £27,525 (£33,030 gross).

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

ButCH

98% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · £27,525 net / £33,030 gross GBP · active

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Award 1 identifies ButCH as supplier. Contract 1, linked to award 1, records GBP amount 27,525 and amountGross 33,030.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Published notice

99% confidence

Contract details notice published 20 October 2026

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Document 098797-2026 is described as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender and has datePublished 2026-10-20T10:11:08+01:00.

Award status

99% confidence

Active

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Award 1 has status active.

Contract signature

99% confidence

Signed 9 October 2026

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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-09T00:00:00+01:00.

Contract period

99% confidence

10 October 2026 to 26 February 2027

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Contract 1 period specifies startDate 2026-10-10T00:00:00+01:00 and endDate 2027-02-26T23:59:59+00:00.

VALUES

Published values explained

Contract value excluding VAT

99% confidence

£27,525

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Contract 1 value.amount is 27525 GBP.

Contract value including VAT

99% confidence

£33,030

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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 33030 GBP.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Contract signed

99% confidence

9 October 2026

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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-09.

Contract start

99% confidence

10 October 2026

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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-10.

Contract end

99% confidence

26 February 2027

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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-02-26.

Notice publication

99% confidence

20 October 2026

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The published contract-details notice is dated 2026-10-20.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Research into lessons from previous local government reorganisation, focused on challenges, outcomes and delivery models for local authority historic environment services.

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The procurement description states that the project will examine prior reorganisation, identify challenges, outcomes and effective approaches, and provide recommendations for current reviews and reorganisations.

Service category

99% confidence

Research services

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Award item classifications include CPV 73110000 Research services, 79311400 Economic research services and 79315000 Social research services.

Delivery area

97% confidence

United Kingdom

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Award item delivery address is region UK, country GB.

Lot

99% confidence

Lot 1

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Award 1 is related to lot 1; the lot is marked complete.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procurement method

99% confidence

Limited

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Tender procurementMethod is limited.

Competition description

99% confidence

Below threshold - limited competition

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Tender procurementMethodDetails states Below threshold - limited competition.

Threshold status

99% confidence

Below threshold

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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.

Bidder count and evaluation

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Contract status

99% confidence

Active

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Contract 1 status is active.

Term

98% confidence

Approximately 4 months and 17 days

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Published contract period runs from 10 October 2026 to 26 February 2027.

Extension or renewal terms

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Commission type

98% confidence

Targeted public-sector research and advisory work on historic environment service delivery during local government reorganisation.

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The stated project will analyse past reorganisation and provide recommendations to officers and decision-makers.

Commercial scale

99% confidence

Published net contract value is £27,525.

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Contract 1 value.amount is 27525 GBP.

Route to market

97% confidence

The below-threshold limited-competition route indicates a restricted competitive process, but participant numbers and selection rationale are not published.

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The tender is labelled Below threshold - limited competition; no bidder count or evaluation record is supplied.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

98%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-078b6e
Analysed: 20 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Historic England

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The buyer party is named Historic England.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Public authority - central government

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Historic England's party classification is publicAuthorityCentralGovernment.

Buyer location

98% confidence

Swindon, United Kingdom

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Buyer address lists The Engine House, Swindon, SN2 2EH, United Kingdom.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier

99% confidence

ButCH

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Award 1 names ButCH as supplier; the supplier party uses GB-PPON identifier PWLL-5315-HYQH.

Supplier location

98% confidence

Plymouth, United Kingdom

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Supplier party address lists Plymouth, PL4 0EB, United Kingdom.

Published supplier classification

96% confidence

Large; not VCSE

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Supplier party details state scale large and vcse false.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

End-date milestone

99% confidence

Estimated contract end: 26 February 2027

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This estimate uses the explicit contract end date in Contract 1. No renewal or follow-on procurement is published.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Award-to-contract linkage

99% confidence

Clear

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Contract 1 explicitly references awardID 1, and award 1 identifies one supplier and lot 1.

Supplier identity

99% confidence

Supplier name is published as ButCH; no verified Companies House legal name was supplied or applied.

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Supplier verification status is not_applicable and verified_company_name is null.

Lot detail

99% confidence

Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.

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Lot 1 is marked complete but title, description and value fields are null.

Competition detail

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice.

View supporting evidence

No bid count, tender deadline, evaluation scores or award rationale is provided.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

No bid count, tender deadline, evaluation scores, award rationale or pricing breakdown was supplied.
Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
No extension, renewal option or follow-on arrangement is published.
The supplier is published as ButCH, but no verified Companies House legal name was supplied or applied.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won Historic England's local government reorganisation research contract?

ButCH is named as the supplier for award 1.

What is the value of the contract?

The published value is £27,525 excluding VAT and £33,030 including VAT.

When does the contract run?

The published contract period is 10 October 2026 to 26 February 2027.

Was the contract competitively tendered?

The notice describes the method as below-threshold limited competition. The number of participants and evaluation detail are not published.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

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

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

ButCH

Classification

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Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

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Lots and requirements

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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Address

Contact

Roles

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Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

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