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British Library Board
Procurement profile ↓Public sector tenders and awarded contracts from British Library Board, tracked by Skim across every UK and EU procurement portal.
- Live opportunities
- 0
- Awarded contracts
- 54
- Total awarded value
- £13,727,865
- Country
- United Kingdom
Procurement pipeline
54 published notices
- Awarded
- 54100%
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The people who scope, score and sign contracts at British Library Board — names, roles and how to reach them.
Filtering the 24 tenders on this page. 0 live and 54 awarded in total.
Creating a Prioritised List of Assets
Won by BURO HAPPOLD LIMITED
Awarded 10 November 2026
Footfall Counters for Corporate Reporting
Won by PFM INTELLIGENCE UK LIMITED
Awarded 4 November 2026
002894 PLR library loans data
Won by CIVICA UK LIMITED
Awarded 3 November 2026
Living Knowledge Network exhibition
Won by CULTURE PEOPLE CIC
Awarded 28 October 2026
002884 INTERIM SENIOR HR SUPPORT SERVICES
Won by OSBORNE THOMAS LIMITED
Awarded 21 October 2026
Recruitment Services - Interim H&S Consultant
Won by OSBORNE THOMAS LIMITED
Awarded 15 October 2026
002745 British Library Valuation Services
Won by SAVILLS (UK) LIMITED
Awarded 11 October 2026
002883 PENSION REVIEW AND REPLACEMENT ADVICE
Won by BARNETT WADDINGHAM LLP
Awarded 1 October 2026
002891 RECRUITMENT SERVICES
Won by OSBORNE THOMAS LIMITED
Awarded 22 September 2026
002877 Higher Education and Science Event Management 2026-27
Won by Robin S Events
Awarded 20 September 2026
002810 Culture Strategy development consultancy
Won by RALPH APPELBAUM ASSOCIATES, INC.
Awarded 6 September 2026
002807 BRITISH LIBRARY WEB AND WEB CONTENT STRATEGY
Won by NUMIKO LIMITED
Awarded 1 September 2026
002863 AV HARDWARE TENDER FOR NORMANS EXHIBITION
Won by ADi Audiovisual
Awarded 27 August 2026
International Dunhuang Programme (IDP) -Klnt
Won by KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATION LTD
Awarded 24 August 2026
002821 External Board Effectiveness review
Won by MENZIES LLP
Awarded 19 August 2026
002843 STAR Templestock shelving systems
Won by TEMPLESTOCK LIMITED
Awarded 16 August 2026
002852 CONQUEST EXHIBITION AV SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
Won by CLAY INTERACTIVE LIMITED
Awarded 9 August 2026
002653 British Library Future Web Programme
Won by MANIFESTO DIGITAL LIMITED
Awarded 23 July 2026
HR Optimisation Review
Won by OSBORNE THOMAS LIMITED
Awarded 20 July 2026
002830 Audience Discovery & Design : Insight for Research & Culture at the British Library
Won by DJS Research Ltd
Awarded 11 July 2026
002859 PPM TOOL - ASANA LICENCES
Won by GENERATION DIGITAL LIMITED
Awarded 9 July 2026
Workspace Strategy Development & Related Services
Won by JCR ADVISORS LTD
Awarded 7 July 2026
002814 Software Licence and Support renewal for OpenText
Won by OPEN TEXT UK LIMITED
Awarded 30 June 2026
Storage of the British Library's RMS and Sound Archive Collection
Won by COMPASS MINERALS STORAGE & ARCHIVES LIMITED
Awarded 29 June 2026
Procurement profile
What British Library Board has awarded over the last five years, from 141 award notices.
Awarded value each year
In GBP, from awards with a published value
2022
0 awards
2023
0 awards
2024
1 award
2025
76 awards
2026*
64 awards
Awards per year under each year. *2026 to date
Key figures
- Median contract value
- £29,041
- Last 3 years
- Typical contract length
- 6 months
- Median, last 3 years
- Suppliers used
- 135
- Last 3 years
- Awards to SMEs
- 79%
- As declared in notices
Top suppliers
By awarded value, last 3 years, framework panels excluded
- MANIFESTO DIGITAL LIMITED£5.1m
1 award · 32.5% of value
- Preservica Ltd£2.4m
1 award · 15.3% of value
- Buro Happold Limited£759k
2 awards · 4.8% of value
- SETWORKS LIMITED£603k
2 awards · 3.8% of value
- J. AND J. NEGUS LIMITED£565k
2 awards · 3.6% of value
- British Film Institute£550k
1 award · 3.5% of value
- J&J Negus Ltd t/a Genus£500k
1 award · 3.2% of value
- 4Science S.p.A.£297k
1 award · 1.9% of value
What they buy
Awards by CPV division, last 3 years
- Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security44
- IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support28
- Recreational, cultural and sporting services24
- Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services9
- Software package and information systems7
- Construction work5
How they buy
Procedure behind each award, last 3 years
- Limited competition52%
- Direct award21%
- Not stated19%
- Open procedure6%
- Framework call-off1%
- Restricted or competitive1%
When they award
Awards by calendar month, last 3 years. Busiest: March
| January | 5 |
|---|---|
| February | 8 |
| March | 25 |
| April | 11 |
| May | 10 |
| June | 12 |
| July | 17 |
| August | 14 |
| September | 13 |
| October | 14 |
| November | 6 |
| December | 6 |
Contracts ending in the next 12 months
32 contracts, worth £3,860,420
Soonest first, by recorded end date, not counting extension options
- 002891 RECRUITMENT SERVICES
Ends 18 December 2026 · held by OSBORNE THOMAS LIMITED · £47k
- HR Optimisation Review
Ends 21 December 2026 · held by OSBORNE THOMAS LIMITED · £50k
- 002830 Audience Discovery & Design : Insight for Research & Culture at the British Library
Ends 20 January 2027 · held by DJS Research Ltd · £110k
29 more contracts end by November 2027
Incumbent, value and end date for every contract British Library Board has ending, with an alert when it starts re-procuring.
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