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)
IT hardware additions - tablets
50 x HP Elite x2 1012 Convertible Tablet
IT hardware additions - laptops
25 x HP EliteBook 840 G3 Notebook CCS Framework RM3733
IT hardware - laptops
One-off purchase of 60 x HP EliteBook 840 G3 Notebook. CCS Framework RM3733.
Netapp filer support
The National Archives has a requirement for support services for a NetApp storage system as specified below. System details: - Serial number: 200000640208 1 x FAS6210 System With F
Audience strategy development - call off contract
We wish to appoint a single Supplier to a no minimum commitment call-off contract covering the period 14th August 2017 - 31st July 2019, to work with us to embed and develop furthe
2D and 3D exhibition design
The National Archives seeks an exhibition design company to work with our in-house exhibition and interpretation team on the development and delivery of a new exhibition for the Ke
Refresh of archive service accreditation
The National Archives (TNA) and the Archive Service Accreditation (ASA) partners wish to appoint a freelance consultant (or organisation) to undertake a light-touch review and refr
Legislation drafting AND amending service contract
The purpose of the procurement process is to select a supplier to deliver a Legislation Drafting and Amending Service (the Service) on behalf of The National Archives (the Authorit
Licenses - 1939 national health registers
The National Archives (TNA) welcomes expressions of interest in non-exclusive, 10 year licenses to publish the images from the 1939 NHS Registers - at second-to-market and third-to
Legislation contract
The purpose of this Procurement Process is for The National Archives (TNA) to select a Supplier to deliver its Legislation Contract. TNA intends to award the Contract for an initia
Collection care database
The purpose of this Procurement Process is for The National Archives (TNA) to select a Supplier to deliver a database solution for its Collection Care department (CCD). Our aim is
Independent complaints reviewer services
Independent Complaints Review Function
12 Months ASP support for netapp filer
12 months ASP Support for NetApp Filer
Hardware additions
Mob/Motorola/Moto G5/16GB Lunar Grey (PA600002GB) - 192 units
IT hardware additions
Minor IT 25 units - ELITE X2 1012 M56Y54 12B+ 8/256SD/W10P64 (model L5H19EA-EX)
Newspaper licensing agency
Annual usage charge based on usage in Financial Year 2016/17.
Electronic document & records management (EDRM) contract
1.1 The purpose of this Procurement Process is for The National Archives (TNA) to select a Supplier to deliver an Electronic Document & Records Management (EDRM) solution for its c
Evaluation of transforming archives and opening up scotland's archives
We are seeking to appoint an external Supplier to analyse the project evaluation data, to identify strategic issues arising from the data and to test these assumptions with stakeho
IT hardware additions
IT hardware Additions 22 x HP 840 G3 - Core i5 6200U/2.3 GHz 14" HD 4GB RAM -256SSD 4G Windows 10 Pro
IT hardware additions
IT hardware Additions 18 x HP 840 G3 - Core i5 6200U/2.3 GHz 14" HD 4GB RAM -256SSD 4G Windows 10 Pro