The National Archives: Contract Register & Procurement Profile
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Tenders you can still bid for.
Notices at tender stage whose deadline has not passed, counted the way the search counts them: a notice shows under every code and region it names.
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Notices published in the last 12 months.
Counted per tender, not per lot, against the 12 months before where shown.
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How many companies usually bid when this buyer runs a tender.
Middle value of the bid counts on its award notices, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 5 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months.
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How much of this buyer’s work goes to its three most frequent suppliers.
Share of its awarded tenders that name at least one of the top three. Each tender is counted once.
87 awarded tenders, 76 different suppliers.
Describes the record. It is not a sign of favouritism.
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Contracts that finish in the next 18 months.
Contracts ending in that window by the published end date or, where only a duration is published, an estimate from signature plus duration (marked). Neither, not counted.
An end date does not confirm a new procurement.
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How much this buyer has awarded recently, by published values.
Sum of published VAT-exclusive awards to single suppliers, last 24 months. Left out: concession revenue, framework ceilings, repeated notices, equal-value duplicates.
Published values, not actual spend. The biggest rows are listed so you can check.
Open notices
1 live · deadline in the future or not published · as of page build
| Notice | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| LEGISLATION PRINT PUBLISHING CONTRACT | 30 Oct 2026 | 4d | £3,500,000 |
What they buyi
What kind of work is bought here.
Notices by procurement category (CPV). A notice with several categories counts in each.
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What kind of work is bought here.
Notices by procurement category (CPV). A notice with several categories counts in each.
Last 24 months · CPV divisions on published procedures · a notice with several divisions counts in each
72 IT services: consulting, software, internet5 procedures · 6%79 Business services: law, marketing, consulting3 procedures · 4% · 1 open92 Recreational, cultural and sporting2 procedures · 3%30 Office and computing machinery1 procedures · 1%38 Laboratory, optical and precision1 procedures · 1%51 Installation services (except software)1 procedures · 1%71 Architectural, construction, engineering1 procedures · 1%73 Research and development services1 procedures · 1%How they buyi
How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Last 24 months · 80 notices · commercial tool and route as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Contract100%(80 notices)
80 of 80 notices are Contract (100%).
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Which procedures buyers here use.
Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.
Direct award64%(51 notices)
51 of 80 notices are Direct award (64%).Limited / restricted15%(12 notices)
12 of 80 notices are Limited / restricted (15%).Open14%(11 notices)
11 of 80 notices are Open (14%).Route not published6%(5 notices)
5 of 80 notices are Route not published (6%).Selective1%(1 notices)
1 of 80 notices are Selective (1%).
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How many companies usually bid when this buyer runs a tender.
Middle value of the bid counts on its award notices, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 5 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months.
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How long this buyer takes to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on this buyer’s own tenders.
Based on 6 decided tenders across all categories, last 24 months.
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How often this buyer changes a notice after publishing it.
Middle number of amendments per notice. Deadline extensions and corrections both count.
Based on 80 notices across all categories, last 24 months.
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Do this buyer’s awards land above or below its own estimates.
Each lot’s published estimate against its award, on this buyer’s competitions, like for like.
Based on 5 lots with both an estimate and an award, last 24 months.
A past pattern, not a price to bid.
Who wins herei
Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
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Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
All published awards naming a supplier · ranked by distinct procedures, not pounds · panel and call-off entries inflate award records
| Supplier | Procedures | Share | Last 24m | Award records | Last activity |
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| The Stationery Office | 3 | 3.4% | 1 | 3 | — |
| Torchbox Ltd | 2 | 2.3% | 2 | 2 | — |
| Progress Software Corporation | 2 | 2.3% | 2 | 2 | — |
| Venturebright Ltd | 2 | 2.3% | 2 | 2 | 7 Aug 2026 |
| NLA Media Access Limited | 2 | 2.3% | 2 | 2 | — |
| Relx (UK) Limited t/a LexisNexis | 2 | 2.3% | 2 | 2 | — |
| Lamb Personnel Limited | 2 | 2.3% | 2 | 2 | — |
| Pi Consult Limited | 2 | 2.3% | 1 | 2 | — |
The three most frequent suppliers are named on 8% of 87 awarded procedures (each procedure counted once, so a panel shared by several of them is not double-counted); 76 distinct suppliers hold at least one. Descriptive concentration of published awards, not a statement of preference.
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How much this buyer has awarded recently, by published values.
Sum of published VAT-exclusive awards to single suppliers, last 24 months. Left out: concession revenue, framework ceilings, repeated notices, equal-value duplicates.
Published values, not actual spend. The biggest rows are listed so you can check.
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The middle published award value for this buyer.
Middle value of the same awards as the total above.
Largest published awards iThe biggest published awards. Awards to a single supplier with a published value, largest first, so you can check the totals against the notice. A repeated framework total can appear here. Open the notice to check. | Supplier | Awarded | Term | Published value |
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| Find Case Law Public Beta Development | The Dextrous Web Ltd | 13 Mar 2026 | 2 yrs · up to 3 yrs | £2,875,000 ≈ £1.4m/yr |
| Legal Document Toolkit Development | Venturebright Ltd | 7 Aug 2026 | 3 yrs · up to 5 yrs | £1,666,667 ≈ £556k/yr |
| Building Services Call Off Contract | DSSR Ltd | 11 Jul 2025 | 3 yrs · up to 5 yrs | £500,000 ≈ £167k/yr |
| RICHES Works | Komfort Services ltd | — | 2 mo | £377,981 † |
| SUPPLY OF MACRO X-RAY FLUORESCENCE (MA-XRF) SYSTEM | BlueScientific Ltd | 4 Nov 2025 | 4 mo | £168,678 |
Contracts endingi
Contracts that finish in the next 18 months.
Contracts ending in that window by the published end date or, where only a duration is published, an estimate from signature plus duration (marked). Neither, not counted.
An end date does not confirm a new procurement.
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Contracts that finish in the next 18 months.
Contracts ending in that window by the published end date or, where only a duration is published, an estimate from signature plus duration (marked). Neither, not counted.
An end date does not confirm a new procurement.
84 of 85 contracts carry an end date, 14 estimated from the duration · not a retender forecast
| Contract | Holder | Ends | Published value |
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| Minor Works for the Revolution 250 Exhibition | MER Services Ltd | 31 Dec 2026 | £84,967 |
| Media Monitoring Provider | CISION GROUP LIMITED | 9 Jan 2027 | £15,000 |
| Adobe Licences (2026-2028) | BECHTLE LIMITED | 1 Feb 2027 | £12,628 |
| Backupify Subscription | Kaseya | 20 Feb 2027 | US$17,388 |
| Marklogic Licences | Progress Software Corporation | 15 Mar 2027 | £78,036 |
| Equipment Service Contract | Genus IT Limited | 31 Mar 2027 | £34,569 |
| Equipment Service Contract | Icam Archives Systems | 31 Mar 2027 | £29,293 |
| UK GOVERNMENT WEB ARCHIVE & EU EXIT WEB ARCHIVE | MirrorWeb Ltd | 4 Apr 2027 estimated | £2,037,000 |
| NLA Media Access License 2026-2027 | NLA Media Access Limited | 7 Apr 2027 | £20,510 |
| Optimus Support & Maintenance | Optichrome Ltd | 30 Apr 2027 | £13,148 |
Soonest 10 of 17 contracts ending within 18 months.
Recent procedures
Latest 50 of 105 procedures where this authority buys, is the authority the work is for, or runs the procurement
| Procedure | Status | Published | Published value |
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| Showcase Alarms and Monitors | Awarded / complete | 12 Oct 2026 | — |
| Legal Document Toolkit DevelopmentResearch and development consultancy services | Awarded / complete | 3 Sept 2026 | £1,666,666 |
| Specops Licences | Awarded / complete | 19 Aug 2026 | — |
| LEGISLATION PLATFORM CONTRACTInformation technology services | Open | 14 Aug 2026 | £8,500,000 |
| Contingent Labour | Awarded / complete | 17 Jul 2026 | — |
| Ticketing & Online Shop platform consultancy | Awarded / complete | 17 Jul 2026 | — |
| Gym Service Provision | Awarded / complete | 17 Jul 2026 | — |
| Sustainability Data Management & Reporting | Awarded / complete | 13 Jul 2026 | — |
| One Identity Licences | Awarded / complete | 1 Jul 2026 | — |
| NLA Media Access License 2026-2027 | Awarded / complete | 1 Jul 2026 | — |
| Minor Works for the Revolution 250 Exhibition | Awarded / complete | 27 May 2026 | — |
| Evaluation of the Archives Revealed Funding Programme 2026 - 2029Evaluation consultancy services | Awarded / complete | 27 May 2026 | £120,883 |
| Media Monitoring Provider | Awarded / complete | 26 May 2026 | — |
| Optimus Support & Maintenance | Awarded / complete | 21 May 2026 | — |
| Silver Incident Response Retainer | Awarded / complete | 21 May 2026 | — |
| Lucid Suite Software | Awarded / complete | 21 May 2026 | — |
| Lexis Nexis + Subscription | Awarded / complete | 27 Apr 2026 | — |
| Find Case Law Public Beta DevelopmentInformation technology services | Awarded / complete | 22 Apr 2026 | £2,875,000 |
| HR Professional Services | Awarded / complete | 27 Mar 2026 | — |
| Supply of Frames & Display Cases | Awarded / complete | 27 Mar 2026 | — |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- One profile per authority. Different spellings and registration numbers of the same body are merged into this profile. It includes tenders the authority ran for other bodies and tenders run on its behalf; spend is credited to the body that pays.
- Values are published values. Award values are what the authority published, excluding VAT and framework ceilings. They are not a budget or total spend.
- Contract end dates. 84 of 85 published contracts have an end date; 14 of those are estimated as the signature (or publication) date plus the published duration and are marked “estimated”. They feed “Contracts ending”, the same rule as the retender radar.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.