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The National Archives

PODCAST CONTENT & PRODUCTION SERVICES

Recreation & CultureCPV 92000000
Value£113k
Deadline2 Apr 2026
Published24 Mar 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 24 Mar 2026ClosedCloses 2 Apr 2026
Who to contact
procurement@nationalarchives.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

Tenders to be submitted to procurement@nationalarchives.gov.uk as specified in the ITT document. The National Archives' website address is www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£113ktotal contract value
median £75k
this tender£0£2.1m

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The brief

The objective of this procurement is to appoint a delivery partner who will work with us over the next two years to develop, produce and grow our podcast, On the Record at The National Archives.

We are seeking high quality production support that will help expand the podcast's reach, strengthen its promotional impact, and ensure alignment with our wider organisational strategy.

The successful supplier will be an engaging storyteller with substantial experience of working collaboratively with museums and heritage organisations to interpret collections for non-specialist audiences, and with specific experience of podcast development and delivery.

You will work with us to creatively shape the production of new podcasts, script informative narration, and support recording to make interviews engaging.

You will edit the podcast and ultimately deliver audio files and full transcripts of high-quality episodes ready for general release.

We produce the podcast in a conversational, engaging style that remains professional and balanced.

We want to continue developing this approach, exploring formats and techniques that strengthen what is already working well for our audiences.

The successful supplier will be sensitive to our position as a government department and our roles as civil servants, working with us to create sign-off processes, whilst developing thought-provoking and insightful approaches to storytelling using our experts and unique collection.

The use of external guests and interviewees is welcomed however please note that we have set fees for these contributions.

The successful supplier will work closely on an ongoing basis with The National Archives' digital engagement team as well as series-specific project teams; collaborating to deliver sustainable content which is both flexible and dynamic.

The proposed contract period is 2 years (24 months).

Maximum expenditure over the course of the contract period is £135,000 (inc.

VAT).

Please note that this is not a guaranteed level of expenditure.

This is a call off contract where services will be commissioned on an 'as needed' basis.

As such, total expenditure could be less than the £135,000 quoted.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

We are seeking high quality production support

We are seeking high quality production support that will help expand the podcast's reach, strengthen its promotional impact, and ensure alignment with our wider organisational strategy.

02

The successful supplier will be an engaging

The successful supplier will be an engaging storyteller with substantial experience of working collaboratively with museums and heritage organisations to interpret collections for non-specialist audiences, and with specific experience of podcast development and delivery.

03

You will work with us to creatively

You will work with us to creatively shape the production of new podcasts, script informative narration, and support recording to make interviews engaging.

04

You will edit the podcast and ultimately

You will edit the podcast and ultimately deliver audio files and full transcripts of high-quality episodes ready for general release.

05

The successful supplier will work closely on

The successful supplier will work closely on an ongoing basis with The National Archives' digital engagement team as well as series-specific project teams; collaborating to deliver sustainable content which is both flexible and dynamic.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06607b
Stage
tender · Open
Source
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Buyer ref
026831-2026
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