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)
Audio tour design and production for love letters
One-off set fee alongside an annual fee and recording, editing, and production fees.
Temporary worker
Supply of temporary worker.
Supply OF macro X-RAY fluorescence (ma-xrf) system
SUPPLY OF MACRO X-RAY FLUORESCENCE (MA-XRF) SYSTEM Specification as described in published invitation to tender documentation.
Payroll transaction testing for the 2024/25 financial year
Testing of all changes made to The National Archives payroll during the 2024/25 financial year including: • all new starters • changes relating to sickness and maternity pay • chan
Contingent labour - interim head of finance
Interim Head of Financial Planning & Analysis
'Access YOUR records' service development
The objective of this procurement process is to source a delivery partner who will work with us in developing further the 'Access Your Records' service. We plan to award a contract
Fibre optic & Cat6 cable installation
Installation of Fibre Optic & Cat6 Cables to support the movement of the Digital Preservation Lab and the relocation of the Collection Care Department's strong room.
External board effectiveness review
An external Board Effectiveness Review for The National Archives' Board, as required by Cabinet Office.
Supply of laboratory furniture
Laboratory furniture for refurbished Dry Lab, Wet Lab, Dark Lab & Analytical Lab & 10 year guarantee
Digital competency training
Teaching Public Service in the Digital Age will train a cohort of National Archives staff in digital-era competencies. The training will be based on the Teaching Public Service in
Temporary staffing - cloud infrastructure engineer
Temporary Staffing - Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Zeutschel OS A2 and table
Required items are: RHX-5232 - OS A2 Advanced RM-4662 - FUJIFILM GFX 100S II (factory prepared) RM-4843 - Fujinon GF 63 mm F2.8 R WH RHX-4905 - Software OS 12 RHX-5238 - OS 12 inte
Concession contract for legislation publishing
The National Archives grants the Concessionaire the non-exclusive right to provide Legislation Publishing Services.
Preservica subscription
Preservica Enterprise Subscription 2025-2027
Environmental monitoring system support
12 months Environmental Monitoring System Support including 5 development days.
Riches works
Works contract - refurbishment and enhancement of collection care studio.
Executive search services
Recruitment of Director of People, Inclusion and Change
Executive search services
Executive recruitment services - retained search.
Feedback service
Design and implement the user interface for the TNA feedback service, leveraging the TNA Design System to ensure a cohesive and accessible user experience.
Wagtail video encoding
Develop Wagtail functionality for TNA which enables video to be transcoded on upload into one or more formats, which can then be stored and served from TNA-controlled hosting infra