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# The National Archives · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-national-archives-gov-ea71). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** The National Archives is a Central government based in Greater London. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 105 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** The National Archives
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** Greater London
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PTBZ-4379-JQQX` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 105
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £7.7m (median award: £22k) across 70 of 70 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** govuk-organisations (The National Archives)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-national-archives-gov-ea71

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (median of 5 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 20% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 5 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 80 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 51 (64%), Limited / restricted: 12 (15%), Open: 11 (14%), Route not published: 5 (6%), Selective: 1 (1%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 5 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)
2. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 3 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)
3. **[Recreational, cultural and sporting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/recreational-cultural-and-sporting-services-92000000) (CPV 92):** 2 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)
4. **[Office and computing machinery](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/office-and-computing-machinery-equipment-and-supplies-except-30000000) (CPV 30):** 1 notices, last 24 months (1% of this period)
5. **[Laboratory, optical and precision](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-38000000) (CPV 38):** 1 notices, last 24 months (1% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[The Stationery Office](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-stationery-office-coh-03049649):** 3 procedures
2. **[Torchbox Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/torchbox-ltd-coh-03983354):** 2 procedures
3. **[Progress Software Corporation](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/progress-software-corporation-GB-FTS-140455):** 2 procedures
4. **[Venturebright Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/venturebright-ltd-coh-08659999):** 2 procedures
5. **[NLA Media Access Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/nla-media-access-limited-coh-03003569):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[The Dextrous Web Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-dextrous-web-ltd-coh-06617101):** £2.9m · [Find Case Law Public Beta Development](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/find-case-law-public-beta-development-ocds-h6vhtk-058ff7) · Awarded: 13 Mar 2026
2. **[Venturebright Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/venturebright-ltd-coh-08659999):** £1.7m · [Legal Document Toolkit Development](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/legal-document-toolkit-development-ocds-h6vhtk-0662b6) · Awarded: 7 Aug 2026
3. **[DSSR Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/dssr-ltd-coh-00969595):** £500k · [Building Services Call Off Contract](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/building-services-call-off-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-0511ec) · Awarded: 11 Jul 2025
4. **[Komfort Services ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/komfort-services-ltd-coh-05464066):** £378k · [RICHES Works](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/riches-works-ocds-h6vhtk-0564af)
5. **[BlueScientific Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bluescientific-ltd-coh-08658405):** £169k · [SUPPLY OF MACRO X-RAY FLUORESCENCE (MA-XRF) SYSTEM](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-of-macro-x-ray-fluorescence-ma-xrf-system-ocds-h6vhtk-05a95f) · Awarded: 4 Nov 2025

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 9
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 17
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full The National Archives intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-national-archives-gov-ea71#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-national-archives-gov-ea71
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt