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title: "'ACCESS YOUR RECORDS' SERVICE DEVELOPMENT"
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# 'ACCESS YOUR RECORDS' SERVICE DEVELOPMENT

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/access-your-records-service-development-ocds-h6vhtk-059f2c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The National Archives: "'ACCESS YOUR RECORDS' SERVICE DEVELOPMENT". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 22 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [The National Archives](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-national-archives-gov-ea71)
- **Published Value:** £1,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 22 October 2025 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Information technology services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI, UKJ
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 6 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/access-your-records-service-development-ocds-h6vhtk-059f2c#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-059f2c`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/access-your-records-service-development-ocds-h6vhtk-059f2c#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission method:** Submissions must be sent to procurement@nationalarchives.gov.uk, as specified in the attached ITT document.
The National Archives website is www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

## Description
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 for an initial 6 month period, with an extension option of up to 12 months (i.e. a maximum of 18 months in total).
The Access Your Records (AYR) Service offers secure online login for select government and all-access TNA users to browse and search the metadata and record content of digital records they have transferred to The National Archives with ease. They can browse or search to find individual records and view them in the browser or download them if required.
This service is distinct from public access services as it also provides access to records that are closed to the public if they are subject to an exemption under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act.
There are many reasons why a government department may need to view previously transferred records e.g. if an FOI request has been made against a closed record or if a public inquiry or subsequent investigation relates to records already transferred to the archive.
AYR is following an iterative Agile development approach.  All service enhancements will be planned and implemented in response to evidenced user need. We anticipate making improvements to all aspects of the service including our search, browse and view journey.  There will also be things we have not yet anticipated that will emerge from user research and stakeholder engagement. 
The current technology stack comprises: Github, AWS, Open Search, Python, Flask, GDS design system, Universal Viewer.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72222300
- **Delivery regions:** UKI, UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/01/2026 to 30/06/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (cancelled)

  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

  - Date: 19/03/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F058537-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-27T10:58:43.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T04:13:21.700Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-059f2c