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.
79990000
7999000022210000
2221000072260000
7226000072210000
7221000092510000
9251000063120000
6312000071220000
7122000045420000
4542000079970000
7997000072220000
7222000072410000
7241000048210000
4821000079620000
7962000079980000
7998000030210000
3021000072320000
7232000071310000
7131000045450000
4545000048450000
4845000079960000
79960000Recent contracts
Latest THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Lucid Suite Software
Lucid Software Inc. · 2026-05-21
£11K
Silver Incident Response Retainer
NCC Group Security Services Ltd · 2026-05-21
£33K
Optimus Support & Maintenance
OPTICHROME LIMITED · 2026-05-21
£13K
PROCAT & SAR Transitional Architecture
Zaizi Limited · 2026-05-18
£139K
Data Graphs Core License & professional Services
Data Language Ltd · 2026-05-18
£57K
Employee Services
Reward Gateway (UK) Ltd · 2026-05-18
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
Office Stationery 2026-2029
Banner Group Limited · 2026-04-02
£54K
Archives Revealed Evaluation 2026-2029
SPARK INSIGHT AND RESEARCH LTD · 2026-03-31
£121K
Supply of Frames & Display Cases
Harten Frameworks Ltd · 2026-03-27
£21K
HR Professional Services
Gentium International Limited · 2026-03-27
£20K
Marklogic Licences
Progress Software Corporation · 2026-03-26
£78K
Equipment Service Contract
Icam Archives Systems · 2026-03-24
£29K
Email Marketing
Forfront Limited · 2026-03-24
£126K
Additional Offsite Record Storage
Compass Minerals Storage and Archives Ltd. Trading as Deepstore · 2026-03-24
£4.5M
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Digital & IT Opportunities at The National Archives
PROCAT Digital Service Rebuild
£500K
PROCAT Digital Service Rebuild
£500K
PROCAT Digital Service Rebuild
£500K
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.
Preservica Subscription
Expires: 2026-06-30
£217K
Temporary Staffing - Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Expires: 2026-06-30
£151K
PROCAT & SAR Transitional Architecture
Expires: 2026-07-09
£139K
Workday Adaptive Implementation & support
Expires: 2026-07-31
£129K
Fully Managed Payroll
Expires: 2026-07-31
£110K
Legislation Platform Maintenance and Development Services
Expires: 2026-07-31
£900K
DELL EMC Unity 400F Support Contract
Expires: 2026-07-31
£26K
Smart Audit Subscription
Expires: 2026-08-06
£44K
Workday - Smart Audit Subscription
Expires: 2026-08-06
£44K
WorkSmart AMS Support Services
Expires: 2026-08-07
£64K
Workday ERP Licences
Expires: 2026-08-07
£608K
The provision of the SMART Automated Test & Gold subscription (HCM, Security, Recruitment & Financials)
Expires: 2026-08-07
£137K
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
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
LiveChat Online Chat Service
Expires: 2027-03-31
£30K
UK GOVERNMENT WEB ARCHIVE & EU EXIT WEB ARCHIVE
Expires: 2027-03-31
£2.0M
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
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
37d
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 294 contracts totalling £155.0M between 2023-06-17 and 2026-06-17, working with 224 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £558K.
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 79990000, 22210000, 72260000, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
How can my business bid for THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES contracts?
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES publishes open tenders on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. ENKII matches your business against live tenders, identifies certifications you'll need, and surfaces frameworks worth applying to. Free Readiness Score in 3 minutes.
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 37 days). Standard contract duration is around 18 months.
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-06-17
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
- · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
- · Contracts Finder
- · Spend Network
Source records remain subject to Open Government Licence v3.0 attribution. ENKII doesn't warrant accuracy beyond the source portals' own publication.