Find a TenderPast planning noticePreliminary market engagement notice
Published 24 May 2025, 15:44 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Records Management · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Central government)

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitable
Planned pipeline value£1,520,000pipeline notice, not a live tender · 1 value update
Tender notice expected 1 Feb 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 1 yrends 31 Aug 2027 · up to 31 Aug 2028 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Authority has a requirement for Records Management services. These may include: listing, digital checks, numbering, cataloguing, repairing/boxing, and making up files being prepared for transfer to The National Archives; maintenance of the archive inventories; and, providing research and administrative support.

CPV: Archive services · Document management services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 1 yrSME
Contract period: 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2027 (1 yr) · up to 31 Aug 2028 with extensions
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
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
24 May 2025, 15:44 BST
Last source update
10 Aug 2026, 09:44 BST
Authority reference
Project_12396
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-075555
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Archive servicesDocument management services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0525a8 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

24 May 2025 → 1 Sept 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    24 May 2025, 15:44 BST
  2. Tender notice expected267 days ago
    1 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  3. Latest notice published77 days ago
    10 Aug 2026, 09:44 BST
  4. Contract starts56 days ago
    1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 May 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    24 May 2025, 15:44 BST
    UK1
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    10 Aug 2026, 09:44 BST
    UK2
  3. Published value updated to £1,520,000
    10 Aug 2026, 09:44 BST
    was £3,335,200

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PXRR-8771-PHVX King Charles Street, London, London, SW1A 2AHContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure