ECC010 - Preservation software for born digital archives

Official notice

Authority: Middlesbrough Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: North East (UKC12)

Awarded value£45,717published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 30 Mar 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Preservica Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The proper safe keeping of born digital records is a statutory function of the Archives Service. Teesside Archives does not currently have a suitable system to hold and preserve digital records. This also risks the Accreditation of the service by The National Archives.

A proposal to purchase Preservica using grant funding from The National Archives' New Burdens Fund was agreed unanimously by the Joint Archives Committee at their meeting on 18 March 2026.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East

72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 23 Apr 2026, 11:26 BST
Last source update: 23 Apr 2026, 11:26 BST
Authority reference: ECC010
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-036988
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: North East (UKC12)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-068966 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
23 Apr 2026, 11:26 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £45,7171 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Preservica Ltd	£45,717 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Preservica Ltd
Signed
30 Mar 2026
Value
£45,717
Period
1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Middlesbrough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLJH-5252-HJDM PO Box 500, Middlesbrough, North East, TS1 9FTContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

PRESERVICA LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07998621GB-PPON: PRZT-4235-YVPR 32 The Quadrant, Abingdon, South East, OX14 3YSContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender23 Apr 2026, 11:26 BST