Official UK procurement notice
Legal Document Toolkit Development
Authority: The National Archives (Central government)
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Published estimate£1,666,666≈ £556k / year · £2,000,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 7 Apr 2026awarded 7 Aug 2026
Awarded to Venturebright Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 May 2029 · up to 31 May 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Jun 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionResearch & development Consultancy services for the Legal Document Toolkit .
- How the procedure runs: As specified in Sections 8 and 9 of the attached ITT document.
CPV: Research and development consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,666,666
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Social Value
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 5 Mar 2026, 10:16 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Sept 2026, 16:57 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 18 May 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-019769- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0662b6Find a Tender
- How it runs
As specified in Sections 8 and 9 of the attached ITT document.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Tenders are to be submitted to [email protected], as specified in the ITT document.
The National Archives website address is www.nationalarchives.gov.uk ↗
Timeline
5 Mar 2026 → 3 Sept 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published234 days ago5 Mar 2026, 10:16 GMT
- Clarification questions by219 days ago20 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline201 days ago7 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Award decision expected by160 days ago18 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts147 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent80 days ago7 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published52 days ago3 Sept 2026, 16:57 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Mar 2026- Tender notice published5 Mar 2026, 10:16 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published26 Mar 2026, 11:47 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published7 Aug 2026, 14:07 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete7 Aug 2026, 14:07 BST
- Contract signature expected19 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published3 Sept 2026, 16:57 BSTUK7
Published amendments (1)
Uploaded Clarification Questions & Answers Document
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-03: 1 release · 5 Mar 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £1,666,6671 award exc. VAT
Bids received 32 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Aug 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venturebright LtdSME19 Aug 2026 – 18 Aug 2029 · up to 18 Aug 2031Extensions: Two extension options of up to 12 months each. | £1,666,667 | 7 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Venturebright LtdSME
- Signed
- 28 Aug 2026
- Value
- £1,666,667
- Period
- 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The Buyer may extend the Contract for 2 periods of up to 12 Months each.
No agreed KPIs: Contract is below the relevant threshold.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- VENTUREBRIGHT LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Clarification Questions & Answers
- Bidding documents and specifications
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender