Buyer profile · Central government
The National Archives tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 5
- About one every 73 days
- Contracts awarded
- 35
- To 33 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £2.68m
- 28 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £20k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 0
- 3 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
The National Archives has no tenders open right now.
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)15%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)13%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)13%
- Direct award (no competition)59%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow The National Archives has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 35 days
- Longer than 85% of central government buyers
- Based on 5 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 15%
- Lower than 67% of central government buyers
- Based on 39 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 71%
- Higher than 84% of central government buyers
- Based on 35 winning suppliers
- Split into lots
- 0%
- Lower than 66% of central government buyers
- Based on 5 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 59%
- Higher than 68% of central government buyers
- Based on 39 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- About the same as most central government buyers
- Based on 5 tenders
Compared with other central government buyers
The National Archives: 35 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 | 6 |
| 25–30 days | 31 |
| 30–35 days | 32 |
| 35–40 days | 8 |
| 40–45 days | 5 |
| 45–50 days | 0 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
The National Archives: 15%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 33 |
| 10–20% | 24 |
| 20–30% | 21 |
| 30–40% | 9 |
| 40–50% | 8 |
| 50–60% | 11 |
| 60–70% | 7 |
| 70–80% | 9 |
| 80–90% | 10 |
| 90–100% | 19 |
The National Archives: 71%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 3 |
| 10–20% | 5 |
| 20–30% | 13 |
| 30–40% | 18 |
| 40–50% | 33 |
| 50–60% | 27 |
| 60–70% | 22 |
| 70–80% | 7 |
| 80–90% | 12 |
| 90–100% | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minor Works for the Revolution 250 Exhibition | M.e.r. Services Limited | £85k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Media Monitoring Provider | Cision Group Limited | £15k | 9 Jan 2027 |
| Adobe Licences (2026-2028) | Bechtle Limited | £13k | 1 Feb 2027 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Licences 2026-2027 | Bechtle Direct Limited | £19k | 3 Nov 2026 |
| Contingent Labour - Senior Interaction designer | Zebra People Limited | £35k | 6 Oct 2026 |
| Content Strategist - Contingent Labour | Zebra People Limited | £60k | 2 Oct 2026 |
| Keepit Licences | Phoenix Software Limited | — | 21 Sept 2026 |
| Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Maturity Assessment | NCC Group Security Services Limited | £28k | 7 Sept 2026 |
| Legal Document Toolkit Development | Venturebright Ltd | £1.67m | 28 Aug 2026 |
| Specops Licences | Outpost24 UK Limited | — | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Smart Test Gold Subscription | Kainos Worksmart Limited | £88k | 3 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 |