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title: "UK GOVERNMENT WEB ARCHIVE & EU EXIT WEB ARCHIVE"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03ae0a"
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published: "2023-10-31"
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# UK GOVERNMENT WEB ARCHIVE & EU EXIT WEB ARCHIVE

Buyer: THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03ae0a

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032154-2023 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

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

## Values

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

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## 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 | TLI London, TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72222300 - Information technology services

## Release History

- 31 Oct 2023 at 14:27 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032154-2023
- 3 Mar 2023 at 15:09 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006325-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a6a378a6-1718-4678-8dc8-60bd24449be7

## Provenance

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