Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c00-cf08-7283-91df-29efda257b5d/7520-developing-the-technical-platform-and-governance-for-managing-historic-envi awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # 7520 Developing the technical platform and governance for managing Historic Environment Research Frameworks - AWARD [Historic England Heritage Protection Commissions](https://tendernation.io/buyers/historic-england-heritage-protection-commissions) Estimated value £40,000 to £50,000 Published 14 Dec 2016 Deadline Closed 19 Nov 2016 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. 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[More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Historic England invites tenders for a project to develop a new technical platform and new governance arrangements to enable the heritage sector to better develop, publish, manage, fund and host Research Frameworks. ### Our aim is to:- • Create a sustainable platform for all future Research Frameworks in the heritage sector • Better connect and co-ordinate heritage research across geographical and thematic/period subject areas The objectives are to: • Develop the technical platform to: o enable the efficient development and management of the frameworks by their own research communities o enable research frameworks to be better accessed, cross-searched and implementable o Save the sector time and money that would otherwise be needed to develop separate systems for publication and management of research frameworks • Develop a business model to cover: o the governance of the platform in the future o licensing and copyright o future funding options for facilitation of the user community, hosting, maintenance and development Due to the scope of the work anticipated, we welcome tenders from consortia to provide range of necessary skills and experience. o Technical development of online collaboration platforms o Hosting and long-term availability of internet resources o Data standards, semantic search, and models in the heritage sector o Understanding of how online communities work o Understanding of historic environment research o Local authority heritage management ### Deadline date Friday 18th November Contact Dan Miles for information if required Read full description ## CPV classification Research and development services and related consultancy services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/b6da0279-6fe5-4a3d-8434-25c547ad91cd) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. 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