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)
Building services call off contract
The objective of this procurement process is to source a specialist Building Services partner to support The National Archives' Estates & Facilities team in the delivery of a range
Digital & IT opportunities at the national archives
Join us on 25 July 2025 from 10am- 2pm at The National Archives to find out about our digital procurement opportunities, meet the digital service teams, and to learn about the skil
Target operating model
Professional services contract related to the creation of a 'Target Operating Model'.
Researchspace service and support contract
ResearchSpace Service and Support Contract - 3 years
Lexis + subscription
12-month subscription to 'Lexis+' legislation service.
Procat digital service rebuild
PROCAT is a bespoke service which was commissioned by The National Archives (TNA) in 1999\2000. It was built to catalogue public records, to provide an end-to-end service for both
Optimus annual maintenance & support
Optimus Maintenance & Support for 12 months
Data analysis services
Data analysis services related to the annual survey of archive services across the UK.
Supply of bookshop stock
Annual Supply of bookshop stock for the National Archives book shop up to a value of £66000.00
Building validations
To undertake full set of MEP Validation surveys and associated reports.
NLA media access license
NLA Media Access license 12 months.
Supply of archival storage boxes
Supply of 1566 Archival storage boxes.
Supply of large format print items
Supply of large format print items for onsite exhibitions.
Supply & install of audiovisual equipment
Supply & install of audio visual equipment for onsite exhibition.
Supply of self supporting walls for display of artworks
Supply of self supporting walls for display of artworks in exhibition gallery.
Supply of digital locks
Supply of Nimbus digital locks for public lockers.
Consultancy services
research & development consultancy services related to EU & UK legislation.
Asset valuation services
To undertake an asset valuation of the Kew site complying with the requirement of the minimum content of VPS3 contained within the Red Book.
User research
Targeted user research on the search function for the Find Case Law service.
Marklogic licenses
Marklogic DB Licence (ML Essential Enterprise, 1 Year, 8-Core)