Top suppliers
Top suppliers to The National Archives
Top-five suppliers hold 75% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What The National Archives buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
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Latest The National Archives contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Meeting Room Equipment
Bechtle Limited · 2026-07-17
£118K
Ticketing & Online Shop platform consultancy
ROD BARLOW DIGITAL CONSULTANCY LTD · 2026-07-17
£10K
UK & Overseas Booked Business Travel 2026-2029
CORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENT (NORTH) LIMITED · 2026-07-17
£900K
Sustainability Data Management & Reporting
ACCLARO ADVISORY LIMITED · 2026-07-13
£18K
NLA Media Access License 2026-2027
NLA media access Ltd · 2026-07-01
£21K
One Identity Licences
ONE IDENTITY (UK) LIMITED · 2026-07-01
£12K
Manage Record Compliance
Zaizi Limited · 2026-06-29
£439K
Discovery for User Access to TNA Digital Services
Zaizi Limited · 2026-06-29
£60K
Silver Incident Response Retainer
NCC Group Security Services Ltd · 2026-05-21
£33K
Optimus Support & Maintenance
OPTICHROME LIMITED · 2026-05-21
£13K
Lucid Suite Software
Lucid Software Inc. · 2026-05-21
£11K
Employee Services
Reward Gateway (UK) Ltd · 2026-05-18
Data Graphs Core License & professional Services
Data Language Ltd · 2026-05-18
£57K
PROCAT & SAR Transitional Architecture
Zaizi Limited · 2026-05-18
£139K
NCSC Check for FCL
Prism Infosec Ltd · 2026-05-14
£13K
AYR Web App Pen testing
Prism Infosec Ltd · 2026-05-14
£13K
Apple MacBook Pro + AppleCare
Academia Limited · 2026-05-12
£35K
Lexis Nexis + Subscription
RELX (UK) Limited t/a LexisNexis · 2026-04-27
£12K
Cyber Security Support Services 2026-2027
Info-Tech Research Group Ltd · 2026-04-10
£21K
Digital Asset Management System
Capture Limited · 2026-04-08
£72K
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£500K
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Digital & IT Opportunities at The National Archives
Digital procurement opportunities at The National Archives
Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, The National Archives typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
Smart Audit Subscription
Expires: 2026-08-06
£44K
Workday - Smart Audit Subscription
Expires: 2026-08-06
£44K
Workday ERP Licences
Expires: 2026-08-07
£608K
WorkSmart AMS Support Services
Expires: 2026-08-07
£64K
The provision of the SMART Automated Test & Gold subscription (HCM, Security, Recruitment & Financials)
Expires: 2026-08-07
£137K
Meeting Room Equipment
Expires: 2026-08-12
£118K
Online Health & Safety E-Learning
Expires: 2026-08-14
£16K
Contingent Labour
Expires: 2026-08-21
£33K
Tail Spend Solution
Expires: 2026-08-31
£60K
Executive Recruitment
Expires: 2026-09-08
£25K
MongoDB Atlas Pro Package
Expires: 2026-09-30
£22K
F5 Big IP Virtual Edition Replacement
Expires: 2026-10-20
£172K
Serials, Periodical and Associated Services
Expires: 2026-10-31
£125K
Tail Spend Solution
Expires: 2026-11-02
£60K
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Subscription
Expires: 2026-11-29
£24K
Netapp Support
Expires: 2026-11-30
£32K
Vimeo Events Enterprise Package
Expires: 2026-11-30
£20K
Manage Record Compliance
Expires: 2026-11-30
£439K
Independent Complaints Service
Expires: 2026-12-31
£19K
CheckPoint Hardware Support Renewal 2026 - 2027
Expires: 2027-01-07
£60K
Versity ScoutAM Subscription & Software Support
Expires: 2027-01-31
£65K
Unified Communications
Expires: 2027-02-21
£41K
Alemba Service Manager Cloud
Expires: 2027-03-05
£28K
Head of FPA Recruitment
Expires: 2027-03-08
£15K
HPE Services 2026 - 2027
Expires: 2027-03-14
£18K
Atlassian Guard, Jira & Confluence Subscriptions 2026-2027
Expires: 2027-03-27
£48K
UK GOVERNMENT WEB ARCHIVE & EU EXIT WEB ARCHIVE
Expires: 2027-03-31
£2.0M
LiveChat Online Chat Service
Expires: 2027-03-31
£30K
Cyber Security Support Services 2026-2027
Expires: 2027-04-05
£21K
Forcepoint Licences & Support
Expires: 2027-04-16
£65K
Data Graphs Core License & professional Services
Expires: 2027-04-30
£57K
Email Marketing
Expires: 2027-04-30
£126K
HPE Servers & Support
Expires: 2027-07-14
£17K
Shopify Plus (Platform Fees)
Expires: 2027-07-19
£57K
Co Managed Network
Expires: 2027-07-19
£158K
Market analysis
Bidding into The National Archives — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
75%
Top-5 supplier share
43d
Avg response window
30d
Median response window
18mo
Avg contract duration
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to The National Archives
How much does The National Archives spend on procurement?
The National Archives awarded 289 contracts totalling £155.5M between 2023-08-01 and 2026-08-01, working with 223 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £559K.
Who are The National Archives's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to The National Archives by total award value are THE STATIONERY OFFICE LIMITED, The Stationery Office, MIRRORWEB LIMITED. The top five suppliers together hold 75% of contract value.
What does The National Archives buy from suppliers?
The National Archives's procurement is concentrated in miscellaneous business-related services, newspapers, software-related services, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
How can my business bid for The National Archives contracts?
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What's the typical response window for The National Archives tenders?
The National Archives typically gives suppliers a median of 30 days to respond (average 43 days). Standard contract duration is around 18 months.
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-08-01
This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.
Source portals
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- · Contracts Finder
- · Spend Network
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