Buyer profile
The National Archives
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Total contracts
349
Known spend
£72m
296 disclosed
Average value
£244,557
Per contract
Active suppliers
10
Last 5 years
Top suppliers
Last 5 years- 1
Venturebright Ltd
2 winslatest 07 Aug 2026£2m
- 2
Zaizi Limited
2 winslatest 15 Jun 2026£499,200
- 3
Progress Software Corporation
2 winslatest 26 Mar 2026£150,966
- 4
TORCHBOX LTD
£71,775
- 5
Lamb Personnel Limited
2 winslatest 06 Mar 2026£40,526
- 6
NLA Media Access Limited
2 winslatest 01 Jul 2026£39,297
- 7
The Stationery Office ltd
£3m
- 8
THE DEXTROUS WEB LTD
£3m
- 9
DSSR LIMITED
£500,000
- 10
Preservica Ltd
1 winlatest 27 Jun 2025£433,642
What they buy
By CPV categorySoftwareCPV 48
72 contracts · £15m
Office & computing equipmentCPV 30
54 contracts · £2m
IT servicesCPV 72
48 contracts · £12m
R&D servicesCPV 73
32 contracts · £497,664
Business servicesCPV 79
13 contracts · £453,530
Recreation, culture & sportCPV 92
11 contracts · £11m
Printed matterCPV 22
6 contracts · £68,449
Education & trainingCPV 80
5 contracts · £55,400
Renewal radar
Awarded contracts predicted to come up for re-tender in the next 18 months
- Occupational Health Services
Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (44 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Jan 2027).
Jan 2027
40% confident
Tender activity
Notices published per month — last 24 months
All contracts (349)
Request for quotations - software licences
Early market engagement - Request For Quotations - no obligation to purchase. The National Archives wishes to obtain quotations for the following perpetual licences: 1. RenderX XEP
Cloud-based grant management system
TNA wishes to procure a cloud-based grant management system. The purpose of this Procurement Process is to selecting a Supplier to provide: (a) all licensing as may be required; (b
Commercial letting/leasing agent
We are seeking to appoint an experienced, competent, qualified Commercial Letting/Leasing Agent with good local knowledge to promote and offer to the open market the potential avai
Travel management services
Travel Management Services. Crown Commercial Services Framework RM6016 Lot 4.
Exhibition design
We wish to appoint an exhibition designer to undertake the 2D, 3D and graphic design and install for the new exhibition, working through Concept, Developed and Technical Design sta
Single customer view - data support and development
To work with both the Customer Insight and Data team and the IT Operations team to transition the Single Customer View (SCV) processes towards a fully automated, accessible system.
Delivery of a bespoke training programme for "transforming archives: bridging the digital gap" traineeships
TNA seeks to commission a suitably experienced Trainer to deliver the face-to-face elements of a training programme to the Transforming Archives: Bridging the Digital Gap trainees.
Evaluation of transforming archives: bridging the digital gap
We are seeking to appoint an external Supplier to collect project evaluation data from trainees, host organisations and strategic partners in the archive and cultural heritage sect
Recruitment advertising
TNA wishes to put in place a call-off contract for recruitment advertising services. We recruit to many different types of roles including Infrastructure Analysts, Licensing Manage
Employee services
Platform & Fully Manaqed Service for employee services on a "one stop shop" fully managed service basis. Provision of a secure online administration Portal, accessed via a single l
Dedicated internet access
Smartwires Ethernet over Fibre Internet Service
REcords365 for office 365
• 540 Licences of Records365 (the customer reserves the right to vary the volume of licences over the course of the contract, with the contract price adjusted accordingly- but alwa
IT hardware additions
IT Hardware Additions Technology Products
ASUS chrome box with wired keyboard and mouse
ASUS ChromeBox with wired keyboard and mouse
Optimus annual software maintenance
Optimus Annual Maintenance 12 months
Dark archive (oracle) support
The National Archives has a requirement for Oracle support services, as detailed in the attached document. We require the support services for the period April 1st, 2018 to March 3
Citrix licences
The National Archives currently has a 1-year Citrix Workspace subscription license and a 1-year support contract for Netscaler, both of which expire on March 31st, 2019. We now wis
International council on archives memebership
Annual subscription for membership of the International Council on Archives
Newspaper licensing agency
12 month licence to Newspaper Licensing Agency
Career management support & development programme
TNA is seeking an external provider to design and deliver a suite of Career Management support options, centred around a modular, face-to-face Career Management Training Programme.