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Public sector contracts from The National Archives
62 of its contracts end in the next 18 months. Get its new tenders, and see who holds the work now.
- 96
- Awards, last 12 months
- 529
- Awards since 2021
- 304
- Distinct suppliers
- £44k
- Median contract value
- 62
- Ending in 18 months
Hatched quarters fall only partly inside the next 18 months. Busiest whole quarter: Q1 2027.
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- Most of its current contracts end in the next 12 months
- Has awarded contracts every year since 2021
- Took on 44 new suppliers in the last 12 months
96 contract awards published in the last 12 months, down from 114 the year before, and 529 since 2021 from 304 suppliers.
The National Archives at a glance
Its most active procurement category is IT services.
Zaizi Limited appears most frequently, holding 16 awards.
The median published contract value is £44k (517 contracts state a value).
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62 contracts expiring in the next 18 months
Contract end dates are published in the original award notices. A contract approaching its end date is a re-tender with a date on it, and the point at which a buyer is most open to a conversation.
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Latest contract awards
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Latest activity
What The National Archives has published recently
Open tenders, and the awards from the last 12 months that the table above does not list, newest first.An award is dated by its award date, or by its publication date where the award date is missing or later.
1 Jun 2026 (5 months ago)
18 May 2026 (6 months ago)
13 May 2026 (6 months ago)
6 May 2026 (6 months ago)
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Evaluation of the Archives Revealed Funding Programme 2026 - 2029
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4 May 2026 (6 months ago)
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Most frequent suppliers
- Zaizi Limited16 awards
- Torchbox Limited11 awards
- The Dextrous Web Ltd8 awards
- Numiko LimitedSME8 awards
- Phoenix Software LTD7 awards
- Kainos WorkSmart Limited7 awards
- Mobilise Cloud Services Limited7 awards
- Genus IT Limited7 awards
- The Stationery Office Limited6 awards
- Zebra People Limited6 awards
How much goes to small firms and the voluntary sector
170 of 264 awards
0 of 263 awards
Awards since November 2023 where The National Archives recorded on the notice whether the winner was an SME or voluntary sector organisation. The badges next to each supplier are stricter: a supplier is only badged when every buyer's notices agree.
Every supplier to The National Archives with a profile110
- Academia LTD6
- Alemba Limited2
- Allen Lane Limited4
- AMAZON WEB SERVICES EMEA SARL, UK Branch1
- Anything Is Possible Media Limited4
- Avoira Limited2
- Axiell ALM Limited3
- Ballicom Limited1
- Banner Group LTD2
- BDO Llp1
- Bechtle Direct Limited5
- Bechtle Limited3
- BLUESCIENTIFIC Ltd1
- BOXXE LImited1
- Bright Links (UK) Limited1
- Bruynzeel Storage Systems Limited1
- Burns Owens Partnership Ltd1
- CACI Limited1
- Campbell Tickell Limited2
- CDW- Limited5
- Centerprise International Limited1
- CGI IT UK Limited2
- Chaucer Group Limited2
- Cision Group Limited1
- COMPUTACENTER (U K) LTD1
- COMPUTACENTER UK Ltd3
- Corporate Travel Management (North) Limited2
- Crayon LTD1
- DELL Corporation LTD2
- Digital Devices LTD1
- Dionach LTD1
- EBSCO International INC2
- Economic Research Services Limited1
- Edenred (UK Group) LimitedSME1
- Egress Software Technologies Limited1
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car Limited1
- Epimorphics Limited2
- European Electronique Limited1
- Exception LimitedSME1
- Exponential- E Limited1
- Flexiform Business Furniture LTD1
- Forfront Limited2
- HAYS Specialist Recruitment LTD2
- Health Management Limited1
- HP Inc. UK Limited1
- INNOVATE Healthcare Management Group Ltd2
- INSIGHT DIRECT UK Limited4
- Iron Mountain (UK) PLC1
- James Andrews Recruitment Solutions Limited1
- Jumping Rivers LTDSME2
- Kainos WorkSmart Limited7
- L.A. International Computer Consultants Limited1
- LA International Computer Consultants LTD2
- Law Morgan Limited1
- LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company Ltd4
- LOGICALIS UK Limited1
- Mazars LLP Limited1
- Mercator IT Solutions LimitedSME4
- Michael Page International Recruitment Limited2
- Microsoft LTD1
- Mobilise Cloud Services Limited7
- MongoDB LIMITED5
- Montagu-Evans LLP2
- MTI Technology LTD1
- NCC Group (Security Services) Limited2
- NCC Group PLC1
- Networkology Ltd2
- NLA Media Access Limited2
- Nomensa Limited1
- NOUS Group UK Ltd1
- Numiko LimitedSME8
- Pacific COmputers Ltd1
- PARICO LtdSME3
- Park Place Technologies Limited1
- Phoenix Software LTD7
- Preservica LTD4
- PRISM Infosec Ltd2
- Probrand LTD4
- PTFS Europe Limited2
- QA Limited1
- QINETIQ Limited1
- REED Specialist Recruitment Limited1
- RELX (UK) Limited1
- RELX (UK) Limited (T/A LexisNexis)1
- Restore PLC1
- Reward Gateway (UK) LTD1
- Robertson Bell Limited4
- Salesforce UK Limited1
- Senator International Limited2
- SOFTCAT PlC5
- Specialist Computer Centres (SCC) PLC3
- Starfish Search Limited1
- Stone Technologies LTD3
- The Dextrous Web Ltd8
- The Open University1
- The Stationery Office Limited6
- TMC3 Limited1
- Torchbox Limited11
- Ultima Business Solutions LTD4
- Unite Procurement UK Limited1
- University Of Bedfordshire1
- Valiantys Limited6
- Venn Group Limited1
- VIAPONTICA LTDSME1
- Water Plus Limited1
- Wavenet Limited2
- Workday Limited4
- XMA LImited3
- Zaizi Limited16
- Zoonou LimitedSME1
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Most active categories
The CPV codes on this work
The codes The National Archives classifies its contracts under. Each one shows who else buys that work, the typical value, and what is coming up for renewal.
- 72000000IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support140
- 48000000Software package and information systems34
- 79000000Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security21
- 79620000Supply services of personnel including temporary staff18
- 30000000Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages9
- 79600000Recruitment services8
- 79980000Subscription services6
- 72222300Information technology services6
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The National Archives, in short
Who does The National Archives award contracts to?
Across 529 contracts recorded since 2021, The National Archives has used 304 different suppliers. The most frequent are Zaizi Limited (16 contracts), Torchbox Limited (11 contracts), The Dextrous Web Ltd (8 contracts).
What does The National Archives buy?
Its most active procurement categories are IT services, business and professional services, software and information systems. Categories are derived from the CPV codes published on each award notice.
When do The National Archives contracts come up for renewal?
62 contracts awarded by The National Archives have an end date within the next 18 months, the earliest on 29 Nov 2026. End dates come from the original award notices, so they are visible well before any re-tender is advertised.
How much does The National Archives spend on contracts?
The median published contract value is £44k, across the 517 contracts that state a value. Published values are not added up here: a framework's value is a ceiling shared by every supplier on it, and the same value is often repeated across lots, so adding them up would overstate what is spent.
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How these figures are worked out
- The last 12 months: award notices published from 8 November 2025 to 7 November 2026, each contract counted once however many suppliers or rows it has. The same window is used everywhere on this page.
- Year on year: Its published contract awards rose, then fell in the last year. Contracts by publication date in the 12 months to 7 Nov 2026 and the two years before it, oldest first: 69, 114 and 96. A change of more than 15% counts as a rise or fall; each year needs at least 5 contracts.
- Most of its current contracts end in the next 12 months: 47 of its 93 contracts with an end date still to come end by 7 November 2027. Shown when that is more than half, with at least 5.
- Has awarded contracts every year since 2021: At least one contract in every calendar year from 2021 to 2026, by award date (or publication date where the award date is later). Our records begin in 2021.
- Took on 44 new suppliers in the last 12 months: Suppliers named on a contract it awarded and published since 8 November 2025, and on none before. Counted by organisation, not by spelling.
- Most recent award: recorded 3 Nov 2026 (4 days ago).
- Values: value figures cover the 517 of 529 contracts where a value was published. Values are never added up: framework ceilings and values repeated across lots would make a total meaningless.
- Since 2021: totals count contracts by award date from January 2021, and suppliers by organisation rather than by spelling.
Sources
Contract data on this page is sourced from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder and published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under that licence. Figures cover contract award notices published from January 2021 onward, with comprehensive coverage from 2023. Earlier contracts, and any award not published to Find a Tender or Contracts Finder, will not appear. Figures may lag the source portals. Relative dates (such as “in 6 days”) count from 7 November 2026, when this page was built.
How to cite this data
Tender Radar (2026) Public sector contracts from The National Archives [Dataset]. Professor AI. Available at: https://tender-radar.co.uk/buyers/the-national-archives (Accessed: 7 November 2026).
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