Award

UK GOVERNMENT WEB ARCHIVE & EU EXIT WEB ARCHIVE

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

31 Oct 2023 at 14:27

Tender

03 Mar 2023 at 15:09

Summary of the contracting process

The National Archives has completed the UK Government Web Archive & EU Exit Web Archive tender process. The procurement was for IT services under the services category. The contract, valued at £2,037,000, was awarded to MirrorWeb Limited. The process was conducted using a selective competitive procedure with negotiation. The contract was signed on 22nd September 2023, with the tender being in the 'Award' stage. The National Archives, based in Richmond, UK, is the buying organisation.

The tender opportunity for managing and developing the UK Government Web Archive & EU Exit Web Archive presents growth opportunities for businesses specializing in IT services. The contractor will need to provide crawling services to harvest content from websites, replay services, search services, access management services, and hosting management services. Businesses well-suited for this opportunity are IT service providers with expertise in web archiving and data preservation. The initial contract period is 43 months with options for three extension periods of up to 12 months each.

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Notice Title

UK GOVERNMENT WEB ARCHIVE & EU EXIT WEB ARCHIVE

Notice Description

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.

Lot Information

Lot 1

he 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.

Options: Three optional extension periods of up to 12 months each.

Renewal: Three optional extension periods of up to 12 months each.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ae0a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032154-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

72222300 - Information technology services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

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

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@nationalarchives.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 2088763444

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
TLI London, TLJ South East (England)

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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