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Document Restoration 2026-2031

UK Hydrographic Office

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14 Aug 2026 at 11:13

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The UK Hydrographic Office procured document restoration services for its archives. The requirement covers the preservation and restoration of archival documents and exhibits, classified under CPV 92521210. Delivery is across the United Kingdom, for material held or managed by the UK Hydrographic Office, a central government public authority based in Taunton. This is a specialist conservation and archival services requirement rather than a supply of standard office products. It is relevant to businesses providing document repair, conservation, preservation, restoration, archival handling and related treatment services, particularly those able to work with historically significant or fragile paper-based collections. The selected supplier’s published business classification is small or medium-sized enterprise, indicating that the requirement was delivered by an SME-sized specialist provider.

The procurement has been completed and awarded under a single lot. The UK Hydrographic Office used a below-threshold direct award without competition. Harwell Technical Services Limited was selected on 1 August 2026, and the contract was signed on the same date. The active contract runs from 1 August 2026 to 1 August 2031. Its value is £7,825 excluding VAT, or £9,390 including VAT. The award covers preservation services for UK Hydrographic Office archive documents and is classified as a services contract. The procurement was evaluated through the direct-award route rather than a competitive tender, and the published outcome identifies Harwell Technical Services Limited as the sole awarded supplier for the requirement.

This award demonstrates a defined requirement for specialist conservation of UK Hydrographic Office archive documents, delivered through a direct-award route below the relevant threshold. Competitors seeking similar work should be able to demonstrate practical document restoration and preservation capability, including the careful treatment of archival or exhibit material and the capacity to deliver consistent services for a public-sector archive. Experience with fragile, historic or otherwise valuable documents would support credibility, as would suitable conservation processes, quality control and secure handling arrangements. The requirement is accessible in scale to an SME-sized specialist provider, but a credible successor supplier would still need the technical expertise, resources and operational reliability to support a five-year archive restoration service across the United Kingdom.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Document Restoration 2026-2031

Notice Description

Document Restorations Services for UKHO Archives

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e46a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077590-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

CPV Codes

92521210 - Preservation services of exhibits

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£7,825 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Aug 2026 - 1 Aug 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UK Hydrographic Office
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
TAUNTON
Postcode
TA1 2DN
Postcode Area
Taunton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK62 Somerset
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Somerset
Electoral Ward
Taunton East
Westminster Constituency
Taunton and Wellington

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

HARWELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED

Further Information

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