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title: "Document Restoration 2026-2031"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e46a"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "UK Hydrographic Office"
published: "2026-08-14"
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# Document Restoration 2026-2031

Buyer: UK Hydrographic Office  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e46a

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

Document Restorations Services for UKHO Archives

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077590-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Aug 2026 - 1 Aug 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £7,825 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK Hydrographic Office |
| Locality | TAUNTON |
| Postcode area | Taunton |
| Postcode | TA1 2DN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK62 Somerset |
| Local authority | Somerset |
| Electoral ward | Taunton East |
| Westminster constituency | Taunton and Wellington |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HARWELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 92521210 - Preservation services of exhibits

## Release History

- 14 Aug 2026 at 11:13 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077590-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077590-2026
  14th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.harwellrestoration.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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