Award

UK GOVERNMENT WEB ARCHIVE & EU EXIT WEB ARCHIVE

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

31 Oct 2023 at 13:43

Tender

03 Mar 2023 at 15:04

Planning

02 Dec 2022 at 14:05

Summary of the contracting process

The National Archives is inviting bids for a replacement contract to manage the UK Government Web Archive and the EU Exit Web Archive. The initial contract period is 43 months with three optional extensions. The procurement method is selective, with a tender period ending on April 14, 2023. The contract value is £2,100,000, and the contract period starts on September 1, 2023, and ends on March 31, 2027. The organization is suitable for SMEs and falls under the IT services category.

This tender presents an opportunity for IT services, consulting, software development, and internet support businesses. The National Archives is particularly seeking suppliers for web archiving services, access management services, and hosting management services. Businesses interested in competitive procedures with negotiation above the threshold are encouraged to explore this opportunity. SMEs in the services industry, especially those with experience in web archiving, are well-suited to compete for this contract.

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Notice Title

UK GOVERNMENT WEB ARCHIVE & EU EXIT WEB ARCHIVE

Notice Description

The National Archives' current contract for managing and developing the UK Government Web Archive and the EU Exit Web Archive is due to expire at the end of August, 2023. As such, we invite interested parties to submit bids for a replacement contract to commence in September, 2023. The initial contract period will be 43 months, with three optional extension periods of up to 12 months each. UK Government Web Archive (UKGWA) www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/webarchive/ The Keeper of Public Records and Chief Executive of The National Archives (TNA), is appointed by the Secretary of State for DCMS under the Public Record Act 1958. The Keeper has a broad duty to take all practicable steps for the preservation of public records and also to provide reasonable facilities for the public to inspect and access public records. Over the last 25 years an important part of the public record has been published on the web. TNA delivers a service to capture these records and make them available to the public. The operating model involves an in-house team alongside a contract for the provision of web archiving services. The contracted services involve crawling government websites, storing the contents in the UKGWA and making the contents available to the public. These records also provide valuable contextual information for other records when they are eventually made available by TNA. EU Exit Web Archive (EEWA) https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/eu-exit/ The European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, Schedule 5, created a duty on the King's Printer (also the Keeper and Chief Executive of TNA) to publish certain documents that were originally adopted as EU legislation, which have been retained and incorporated into UK domestic law. There is also a power to publish other documents, including the decisions of the European Court of Justice. To fulfil this duty, the EEWA serves as a comprehensive archive of EU Law, as it stood at Exit Day and later on Implementation Period Day, as a permanent record of the law at those Completion points. For both web archives, the contractor will provide crawling services to harvest content from websites, replay services so users can access the archived content, search services, access management services, and hosting management services (the service will be hosted in TNA's AWS account but managed by the supplier). ITT documents are available on request, from procurement@nationalarchives.gov.uk

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/86448df1-d51f-4f49-bd7b-e95940bda1fb
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive procedure with negotiation (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support


CPV Codes

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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,100,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£2,037,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Oct 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
14 Apr 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
1 Mar 2023Expired
Award Date
21 Sep 20232 years ago
Contract Period
30 Sep 2023 - 31 Mar 2027 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
RICHMOND
Postcode
TW9 4DU
Post Town
Twickenham
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI7 Outer London - West and North West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI75 Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Richmond upon Thames
Electoral Ward
Kew
Westminster Constituency
Richmond Park

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MIRRORWEB

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