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title: "UK GOVERNMENT WEB ARCHIVE & EU EXIT WEB ARCHIVE"
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# UK GOVERNMENT WEB ARCHIVE & EU EXIT WEB ARCHIVE

Buyer: THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7d6e6f0d-0e1a-4ba5-bf25-c4dc6208a751

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/86448df1-d51f-4f49-bd7b-e95940bda1fb |
| 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 |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 31 Oct 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 14 Apr 2023 |
| Future notice date | 1 Mar 2023 |
| Award date | 21 Sep 2023 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2023 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,100,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,037,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES |
| Locality | RICHMOND |
| Post town | Twickenham |
| Postcode | TW9 4DU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI7 Outer London - West and North West |
| ITL 3 | TLI75 Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames |
| Local authority | Richmond upon Thames |
| Electoral ward | Kew |
| Westminster constituency | Richmond Park |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MIRRORWEB |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 31 Oct 2023 at 13:43 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/86448df1-d51f-4f49-bd7b-e95940bda1fb
- 3 Mar 2023 at 15:04 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a6a378a6-1718-4678-8dc8-60bd24449be7
- 2 Dec 2022 at 14:05 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cef06e82-98f1-43dd-ab59-f5fd56d245c5

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/86448df1-d51f-4f49-bd7b-e95940bda1fb
  31st October 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a6a378a6-1718-4678-8dc8-60bd24449be7
  3rd March 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cef06e82-98f1-43dd-ab59-f5fd56d245c5
  2nd December 2022 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/76e2578b-5b50-4c5d-ae05-afc624978beb

## Notice URLs

- https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/eu-exit/

## Provenance

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