---
title: "UKRI-6286 1894 Building Archive Collection decant, storage and return"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e838"
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published: "2026-08-20"
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# UKRI-6286 1894 Building Archive Collection decant, storage and return

Buyer: UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e838

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## Summary

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) commissioned services to decant the archive collection from the 1894 Building, provide general storage, and return and unpack the archive collection. The requirement combines specialist relocation with library and archive services, including the careful packing, moving, holding and subsequent reinstatement of archive materials. Delivery is in Edinburgh, Scotland. UKRI is the public-sector research and innovation organisation buying the service. This opportunity is relevant to removal and relocation businesses with secure storage capacity, and to archive, library or records-management specialists able to handle collections and coordinate their return. The requirement concerns services rather than the supply of goods or construction works, and is focused on one archive collection and its associated move, storage and return.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a direct procedure below the relevant threshold, without competition. Martins Removal Services Ltd was selected for the single lot. The award is active and the contract was signed on 18 August 2026, with delivery running from 18 August 2026 to 18 December 2028. The contract value is £71,290.84 excluding VAT, or £85,549.01 including VAT. The award covers the full archive decant, storage, return and unpacking requirement. This outcome indicates that UKRI placed the work with one supplier under a below-threshold non-competitive route; no competitive evaluation criteria are stated in the procurement information.

For a supplier assessing future demand from UKRI, this procurement demonstrates a requirement for a substantial, multi-stage archive relocation and storage service rather than a simple office move. A credible competitor would need to combine careful collection handling with secure, suitable storage and the operational capacity to manage both the initial decant and the later return and unpacking. Experience of moving library, archive or records collections would be directly relevant, alongside reliable planning, inventory control, transport and coordination with the buyer. The awarded supplier is a large removal-services business, suggesting that scale and the ability to sustain delivery over an extended contract period may matter when this type of requirement is next considered.

## Notice

UKRI-6286 1894 Building Archive Pack and Move, General Storage and Return and Unpack

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079298-2026 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 18 Aug 2026 - 18 Dec 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £71,290 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) |
| Locality | SWINDON, WILTSHIRE |
| Postcode area | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN2 1FL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon |
| Local authority | Swindon |
| Electoral ward | Rodbourne Cheney |
| Westminster constituency | Swindon North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Martins Removal Services Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 92510000 - Library and archive services
- 98392000 - Relocation services

## Release History

- 20 Aug 2026 at 09:57 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079298-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079298-2026
  20th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.ukri.org/

## Provenance

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