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.
The objective of this tender exercise is to source a specialist technical Building Architect Services partner to support The National Archives' Estates team in the delivery of a range of capital projects. These projects will range from building fabric through to large mechanical plant. Therefore, we need a Building Architect partner that is able to offer a range of detailed technical support.
Our aim is to work in partnership with a supplier who will provide additional resources as and when required to complement The National Archives' existing Estates Capital Projects team, in key areas such as Technical Architectural Design, Landscape Design, Project Appraisal, Project Monitoring, and Surveying Services. The supplier will produce detailed specifications for tender documents and will go on to support the design team with tender reviews and evaluations. Additional support will be required for design changes to building design, providing associated reports and drawings.
We intend to award a contract for an initial period of three years, with two extension options of up to twelve months each. We anticipate that the demand for the services over the duration of the initial three year contract period will not exceed a total expenditure of £500,000 excluding VAT, but The National Archives can make no commitment to any minimum level of expenditure during the contract period.
Testing of all changes made to The National Archives payroll during the 2024/25 financial year including:
• all new starters
• changes relating to sickness and maternity pay
• changes relating to temporary promotions
• changes relating to permanent promotions
• changes relating to annual pay awards
• changes relating to overtime
• Leavers.
The objective of this procurement process is to source a specialist Building Services partner to support The National Archives' Estates & Facilities team in the delivery of a range of capital projects.
Our aim is to work in partnership with a supplier who will provide additional resources as and when required to support our Estates Capital Projects team in key areas such as Mechanical, HVAC and Electrical Services. The supplier will produce detailed specifications for tender documents and will go on to support the design team with tender reviews and evaluations. Additional support will be required for design changes to building services and in undertaking regular condition surveys, providing associated reports and drawings.
We intend to award a contract for an initial period of 3 years, with two extension options of up to 12 months each. We anticipate that the demand for these services over the duration of the contract period (including any extension options) will not exceed a total expenditure of £500,000 excluding VAT/£600,000 including VAT, but The National Archives can make no commitment to any minimum level of expenditure during the contract period.
Bidders must be able to demonstrate experience in each of the following areas:
• Undertaking site-wide validations;
• Undertaking condition surveys;
• Supporting design teams with design proposals;
• Developing detailed designs and specifications to support the creation of tender packs;
• Ensuring maximum performance from existing infrastructure;
• Ensuring full statutory compliance;
• Undertaking site reviews;
• Updating site documentation and drawings, including AutoCAD;
• Working in a Public Building;
• Working in a live working site.