Buyer profile · Central government
The National Archives tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 6
- About one every 61 days
- Contracts awarded
- 23
- To 22 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £2.36m
- 21 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £20k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 1
- 1 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £3.5mestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 4 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)27%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)15%
- Direct award (no competition)58%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow The National Archives has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 32 days
- Longer than 63% of central government buyers
- Based on 6 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 27%
- Lower than 61% of central government buyers
- Based on 26 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 87%
- Higher than 95% of central government buyers
- Based on 23 winning suppliers
- Split into lots
- 0%
- Lower than 65% of central government buyers
- Based on 6 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 58%
- Higher than 62% of central government buyers
- Based on 26 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- About the same as most central government buyers
- Based on 6 tenders
Compared with other central government buyers
The National Archives: 32 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 0 |
| 20–25 days | 5 |
| 25–30 days | 20 |
| 30–35 days | 23 |
| 35–40 days | 4 |
| 40–45 days | 3 |
| 45–50 days | 0 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
The National Archives: 27%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 19 |
| 10–20% | 16 |
| 20–30% | 15 |
| 30–40% | 14 |
| 40–50% | 8 |
| 50–60% | 10 |
| 60–70% | 7 |
| 70–80% | 10 |
| 80–90% | 9 |
| 90–100% | 12 |
The National Archives: 87%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 3 |
| 10–20% | 5 |
| 20–30% | 11 |
| 30–40% | 13 |
| 40–50% | 20 |
| 50–60% | 19 |
| 60–70% | 11 |
| 70–80% | 15 |
| 80–90% | 12 |
| 90–100% | 3 |
Each column is a group of central government buyers with similar figures. The coloured column holds The National Archives.See the full scoreboard
Contracts ending in the next 90 days
Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ticketing & Online Shop platform consultancy | Rod Barlow Digital Consultancy Ltd | £10k | 30 Sept 2026 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal Document Toolkit Development | Venturebright Ltd | £1.67m | 28 Aug 2026 |
| Specops Licences | Outpost24 UK Limited | — | 17 Aug 2026 |
| One Identity Licences | One Identity (UK) Limited | — | 29 Jun 2026 |
| Ticketing & Online Shop platform consultancy | Rod Barlow Digital Consultancy Ltd | — | 9 Jun 2026 |
| Sustainability Data Management & Reporting | Acclaro Advisory Limited | — | 1 Jun 2026 |
| Silver Incident Response Retainer | NCC Group Security Services Limited | — | 1 May 2026 |
| Lucid Suite Software | Lucid Software Inc. | — | 30 Apr 2026 |
| Optimus Support & Maintenance | Optichrome Limited | — | 29 Apr 2026 |
| Lexis Nexis + Subscription | RELX (UK) Limited t/a LexisNexis | — | 27 Apr 2026 |
| NLA Media Access License 2026-2027 | Prosci UK Limited | — | 1 Apr 2026 |