ITT (CF) - Digital Preservation System - UID 226M
- Buyer
- Historic England
- Value
- £1,160,000
- Closes
- 4 November 2026
- Where
- Swindon, the South West
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
Historic England is buying a cloud-based digital storage and preservation system (SaaS) to look after their existing digital archive and new datasets. The system must meet international digital preservation standards and be hosted securely online.
What the buyer wants
• Provide a complete software-as-a-service digital preservation system that follows the OAIS reference model and ISO14721 standard • Host and manage Historic England's digital archive content in a cyber-secure data centre • Enable long-term preservation and care of existing and new digital datasets created by Historic England teams
Likely requirements
Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.
This is a £1.16 million specialist software and hosting contract that requires proven experience in digital preservation systems, OAIS compliance, and secure data centre operations: most small trades will not be able to bid.
How to bid
This is an open tender: any eligible business can respond directly to the buyer by the deadline, with no framework membership needed.
How to write a tender response
More open tenders from Historic England
- ITT - Review of monitoring options for climate-threatened assets - UID 345, Historic England, £15,000, closes 27 October 2026
- ITT - Recording techniques for climate-driven loss - UID 344, Historic England, £20,000, closes 28 October 2026
- ITT - Planned Preventative Maintenance and Reactive Repairs Services at Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings - UID 340, Historic England, £349,000, closes 30 October 2026
- ITT - Heritage as Urban Green Infrastructure: an Evidence Review of Opportunities for Climate Resilience, and Future Directions - UID 366, Historic England, £15,000, closes 2 November 2026
- ITT - Storage Design and Environmental Requirements Framework for Archaeological Archives in England - UID 369, Historic England, £24,000, closes 2 November 2026
Similar open IT and digital contracts
- Electronic Point Of Sale Solution, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, £400,000, closes 27 October 2026
- Cabot Learning Federation - Provision of HR and Payroll System, PHP Law LLP, £1,400,000, closes 6 November 2026
- Case Management System - Drug and Alcohol Service, Somerset Council, £400,000, closes 9 November 2026
- CotswoldsPlus Local Visitor Economy Data Platform to Include Support and Maintenance, Cotswold District Council, £280,000, closes 9 November 2026
- ITT - Recruitment Applicant Tracking System - UID 390M, Historic England, £140,000, closes 14 November 2026
- Cotham School - Invitation to Tender School Management Information System (MIS), COTHAM SCHOOL, £75,000, closes 20 November 2026
Check whether your business could win this, free
Get a plain-English bid plan for this tender with the bid coach