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The National Archives tenders

Live opportunities and awarded contracts from The National Archives, aggregated from 600+ UK procurement sources and updated daily.

The National Archives currently has 1 live tender open to suppliers. We hold 399 published contract awards from this buyer, so you can see who has won its work before, where the buyer named a supplier. It buys most often in IT & Software, Research & Consultancy and Goods & Supplies. Set up a free alert to be told the next time it publishes something that matches what you do.

1
Live tenders
6
Tenders (12 mo)
399
Awarded contracts
430
Total notices
Procurement profile

What The National Archives buys

IT & Software61%
Research & Consultancy19%
Goods & Supplies8%
Data & Digital Services6%
Facilities Management6%
Contract intelligence

Typical contract size

£49k
Median contract value
£672k
Average value
£14m
Awarded (12 mo)

Based on 323 award notices with values recorded.

Procurement activity

The National Archives procurement over time

Monthly procurement notice count from this buyer (opportunity notices only, awards excluded). Seasonality is typical: many buyers pause tendering activity in August and December.

Live now

Live The National Archives tenders

LEGISLATION PRINT PUBLISHING CONTRACT

Richmond£3,500,000Deadline 30 Oct 2026
Contract awards

Recent awards by The National Archives

Retender pipeline

Contracts expiring at The National Archives

Current contracts approaching expiry — likely to be re-tendered. Upgrade to Business to see the predicted re-tender date and track them on your pipeline.

About The National Archives procurement

The National Archives is a public sector organisation that publishes procurement notices through the UK public tender system. TenderSignal monitors The National Archives's contract notices, framework agreements, and open competitions across 600+ procurement portals and data sources, giving suppliers a single place to track the opportunities they publish. In total, we have recorded 430 procurement notices from The National Archives, including 399 awarded contracts. They issued 6 new notices in the past 12 months, with 1 tender currently open for bids.

What The National Archives procures

The National Archives's procurement activity covers IT & Software, Research & Consultancy, Goods & Supplies and several other categories. Suppliers in these markets will find a mix of invitations to tender (ITTs), requests for proposals (RFPs), restricted procedures, and framework call-off opportunities in the notices published. Based on 323 award notices with values recorded, the median contract value is £49k, with an average of £672k. Total awarded contract spend in the last 12 months reached £14m.

How to find The National Archives tenders

TenderSignal aggregates The National Archives's tender opportunities continuously, surfacing new contract notices as soon as they are published. Their sourcing activity spans RICHMOND, Richmond, Richmond upon Thames, UK. Suppliers can register for a free account to receive weekly alerts for new opportunities from The National Archives and similar buyers, or daily on Pro. Pro subscribers also receive AI-scored relevance ratings, buyer contacts on hard-to-find tenders, and full access to the awarded contract history, making it straightforward to research the competition and assess which public procurement opportunities are worth pursuing.

The National Archives tenders: frequently asked questions

How do I find The National Archives tenders?

Every The National Archives notice we collect is listed on this page, gathered from the portals it publishes on. You can also set a free alert and be emailed when it publishes something new.

Does The National Archives have any contracts open now?

Yes. The National Archives has 1 live tender accepting responses, listed above with their deadlines.

Who wins The National Archives contracts?

The awards on this page name the winning supplier where the buyer published it, along with the contract value and dates, so you can see who you would be bidding against.

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