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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

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Top suppliers

Last 5 years
  1. 1

    Venturebright Ltd

    2 winslatest 07 Aug 2026

    £2m

  2. 2

    Zaizi Limited

    2 winslatest 15 Jun 2026

    £499,200

  3. 3

    Progress Software Corporation

    2 winslatest 26 Mar 2026

    £150,966

  4. 4

    TORCHBOX LTD

    2 winslatest 21 Jul 2025CH 03983354

    £71,775

  5. 5

    Lamb Personnel Limited

    2 winslatest 06 Mar 2026

    £40,526

  6. 6

    NLA Media Access Limited

    2 winslatest 01 Jul 2026

    £39,297

  7. 7

    The Stationery Office ltd

    1 winlatest 12 Aug 2025CH 03049649

    £3m

  8. 8

    THE DEXTROUS WEB LTD

    1 winlatest 13 Mar 2026CH 06617101

    £3m

  9. 9

    DSSR LIMITED

    1 winlatest 11 Jul 2025CH 00969595

    £500,000

  10. 10

    Preservica Ltd

    1 winlatest 27 Jun 2025

    £433,642

What they buy

By CPV category
  • SoftwareCPV 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

1 forecast
  • 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

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All contracts (349)

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950c2646-a60e-4104-a23a-516dadcf78f0 · planning

Request for quotations - software licences

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
SME friendly

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

£On request
Posted · 99mo agoView details →
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ed3e8b4b-5a90-45de-a200-75410564b853 · award

Cloud-based grant management system

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
services

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

£Up to £9,950
⏱ 20 Aug 2018
Posted · 100mo agoView details →
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0b39858e-80d7-468f-ae38-463b9b73d4fa · award

Commercial letting/leasing agent

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
servicesSME friendly

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

£On request
⏱ 24 Aug 2018
Posted · 100mo agoView details →
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66cc996a-40e9-4184-9511-e21f405c53a6 · award

Travel management services

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
services

Travel Management Services. Crown Commercial Services Framework RM6016 Lot 4.

£Up to £105,000
⏱ 31 May 2018
Posted · 100mo agoView details →
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e67f27e6-2844-4e5e-954c-97df8d255992 · award

Exhibition design

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
servicesSME friendly

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

£Up to £25,000
⏱ 23 Jul 2018
Posted · 101mo agoView details →
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8fadbec0-a65b-4fa9-bbba-718b5db29f6d · award

Single customer view - data support and development

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
servicesSME friendly

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.

£Up to £20,000
⏱ 11 Jun 2018
Posted · 102mo agoView details →
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090fc78c-c7e1-4683-a379-1248e9179300 · award

Delivery of a bespoke training programme for "transforming archives: bridging the digital gap" traineeships

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
servicesSME friendly

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.

£Up to £21,000
⏱ 7 Jun 2018
Posted · 103mo agoView details →
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eaef1c67-2ca8-42af-88e0-74895b3a4513 · award

Evaluation of transforming archives: bridging the digital gap

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
servicesSME friendly

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

£Up to £15,000
⏱ 24 May 2018
Posted · 103mo agoView details →
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69c3a943-91b3-4b9c-982b-0ed0ac232a83 · award

Recruitment advertising

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
servicesSME friendly

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

£Up to £48,000
⏱ 8 May 2018
Posted · 103mo agoView details →
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0b7d4bb6-fed9-449f-820e-c2ad08d2476c · award

Employee services

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
servicesSME friendly

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

£Up to £95,000
⏱ 10 Jan 2017
Posted · 103mo agoView details →
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61d0c126-90df-46c1-8fdd-c9b10080bf41 · award

Dedicated internet access

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
services

Smartwires Ethernet over Fibre Internet Service

£Up to £34,218
⏱ 14 Mar 2018
Posted · 104mo agoView details →
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679512df-7bc4-4836-af68-dffe4633a812 · award

REcords365 for office 365

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
services

• 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

£Up to £206,520
⏱ 16 Mar 2018
Posted · 104mo agoView details →
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421adcd8-977c-4fd0-9da8-ecd819b22202 · award

IT hardware additions

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
goods

IT Hardware Additions Technology Products

£Up to £29,781
⏱ 19 Mar 2018
Posted · 104mo agoView details →
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56b24438-23f7-4fe9-a3b7-537cfb7c8243 · award

ASUS chrome box with wired keyboard and mouse

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
goods

ASUS ChromeBox with wired keyboard and mouse

£Up to £17,155
⏱ 12 Mar 2018
Posted · 104mo agoView details →
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473a01df-0b9c-4ab4-9248-7ae68457a28d · award

Optimus annual software maintenance

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
servicesSME friendly

Optimus Annual Maintenance 12 months

£Up to £12,783
⏱ 14 Mar 2018
Posted · 104mo agoView details →
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5af02a54-9a2b-4df3-a94a-e9592c79567a · planning

Dark archive (oracle) support

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
SME friendly

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

£On request
Posted · 104mo agoView details →
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c7a58b2f-cf40-429c-8520-8433f8d6bdb3 · award

Citrix licences

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
servicesSME friendly

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

£Up to £64,778
⏱ 14 Mar 2018
Posted · 104mo agoView details →
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f9fa6daf-99a4-448e-9cf5-f8ce131563c9 · award

International council on archives memebership

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
services

Annual subscription for membership of the International Council on Archives

£Up to £18,126
⏱ 31 Dec 2017
Posted · 105mo agoView details →
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1b2d78c1-fa03-44a6-8ca5-dcc6b6800770 · award

Newspaper licensing agency

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
servicesSME friendly

12 month licence to Newspaper Licensing Agency

£Up to £13,062
⏱ 1 Feb 2018
Posted · 105mo agoView details →
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7225540f-0771-4ff8-8a93-ca042e3dc523 · award

Career management support & development programme

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
servicesSME friendly

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.

£Up to £5,000
⏱ 26 Feb 2018
Posted · 105mo agoView details →