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title: "Concession Contract - The Gazette"
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buyer: "THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES"
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# Concession Contract - The Gazette

Buyer: THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b232be77-ef52-46ef-a30b-a1369044408c

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## Summary

The National Archives (TNA), located at Ruskin Avenue, Richmond, England, has recently completed the selective procurement process for the Concession Contract of The Gazette, a daily printed publication, website, and data service. The procurement, categorised under IT services and publishing services, involved competitive procedures with negotiations above the threshold. The contract period, commencing in January 2025, will extend for five years until December 2029. The process involved two stages, assessing potential concessionaires' capabilities and proposals. While the tender process concluded on 5th December 2023, contract award decisions were made based on quality, financial return, and social value, with the contract awarded to The Stationery Office Limited on 21st June 2024 for an estimated turnover of £50 million.

The Gazette Concession Contract offers significant growth opportunities for businesses, especially in IT services, consulting, software development, internet, support, and publishing services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly well-suited to compete for this contract due to the emphasis on business analysis, service design, new business development, and stakeholder engagement. The concessionaire's responsibilities include maintaining and developing The Gazette's platform, ensuring the back catalogue is accessible and searchable, and providing customer support and print services. This contract allows businesses to leverage user research and service design to refine operations, potentially boosting their market presence through substantial collaboration with The National Archives.

## Notice

The purpose of this Procurement Process is for The National Archives (TNA) to select a Concessionaire to deliver the Concession Contract for The Gazette - www.thegazette.co.uk This will involve producing and publishing The Gazette which is a daily printed publication, a website, and a data service. The Concessionaire will operate, maintain and develop The Gazette Platform; provide print services, customer support and sales and order fulfilment; undertake business analysis, user research, service design, new business development and stakeholder engagement; and ensure that The Gazette back catalogue (the archive of previous notices and supplements) is easily accessible and searchable. TNA intends to award the Concession Contract for a period of five years. Please note that the published contract value is the estimated turnover of the Gazette business during the contract period. TNA requires the appointed Concessionaire to deliver the Concession Contract at NIL cost to TNA, minimal cost to the public sector, and to also deliver a substantial royalty return to TNA throughout the Concession Contract period. Tender packs are available upon request, by completing the attached NDA document and returning to procurement@nationalarchives.gov.uk The Procurement Process for The Gazette Concession Contract will be split into two Stages. Stage 1 of the Procurement Process is about understanding and evaluating Potential Concessionaires' capabilities for delivering The Gazette Concession Contract. At Stage 1, we will be evaluating Responses on the basis of Quality criteria only. At the end of Stage 1, each Potential Concessionaire's Stage 1 Response will be evaluated by TNA. We envisage that a maximum of four Potential Concessionaires will be shortlisted for invitation to participate in Stage 2 of the Procurement Process. Stage 2 of the Procurement Process is about understanding and evaluating short-listed Potential Concessionaires' Proposals for delivering The Gazette Concession Contract, at a detailed level. At this stage the Potential Concessionaires will also be asked to describe their financial model for delivering the Contract, including the level of Financial Return to TNA. During Stage 2, shortlisted Potential Concessionaires will have an opportunity to have one-to-one meetings with TNA to test ideas, to negotiate, and to refine their Proposals. At the end of Stage 2, short-listed Potential Concessionaires will be invited to submit their final Proposals. TNA will evaluate those Proposals - and make a Contract Award decision - on the basis of Quality (30%), Financial Return (60%) and Social Value (10%).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a6c12586-7b03-4b70-a640-e500652d9ef5 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Aug 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Dec 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Jun 2024 |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £50,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £50,000,000 |
| 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 | THE STATIONERY OFFICE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 79970000 - Publishing services

## Release History

- 15 Aug 2025 at 10:14 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a6c12586-7b03-4b70-a640-e500652d9ef5
- 20 May 2025 at 14:50 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a6c12586-7b03-4b70-a640-e500652d9ef5
- 15 Jul 2024 at 07:36 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a6c12586-7b03-4b70-a640-e500652d9ef5

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a6c12586-7b03-4b70-a640-e500652d9ef5
  15th August 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/77fd51f3-aadf-4ae5-954b-8ccc71992e75
  Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/002a246b-0f39-4b39-a506-87091caf5cdf
  Redacted contract
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/001aa61f-d3be-451a-b488-54b974f3a8e5
  Redacted contract.

## Notice URLs

- http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

## Provenance

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