002652 Shared Repository Service
Awarded to 4Science S.p.A.
British Library Board(buyer)
- Published
- Published 1 September 2025
- Deadline
- Closed 30 September 2025
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Overview
Contracting authority
54 awarded contracts
London, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PCXZ-9362-XQJM
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Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- In delivery
- Category
- Services
- Estimated value
- £340,000
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Rules
- Procurement Act 2023
- SME suitable
- Yes
- Published
- 1 September 2025
- Questions by
- 19 September 2025
- Deadline
- Closed
Award outcome
- Awarded value
- £296,650
- Award date
- 17 November 2025
- Contract period
- 1 January 2026 → 31 March 2027
- Contract length
- 1 year 3 months
- Could run to
- 31 March 2029
- Against estimate
- 13% below
- Bids received
- 9
- 4Science S.p.A.
This contract ends on 31 March 2027, or 31 March 2029 if every extension is used.
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About the winner
4Science S.p.A.
- Based in
- Milano
- Public contracts won
- 1
- Across UK and EU notices
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Competition and scoring
Bids received
9
5 from SMEs
Open and restricted tenders in IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support drew a median of 3 bids over the last 24 months; 32% received only one.
How bids were scored
Price 40% · Quality 60%
- Criterion 140%
- Criterion 260%
Price and cost criteria in black, quality in blue.
Market context
Typical award in IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
£132,000
Median of 13,254 awards in the last 24 months
This award is 2.3× the median.
British Library Board in the last 12 months
70
contracts awarded, worth £14,156,902 in total
Notice history
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Contract
2 January 2026
Contract
17 November 2025
Contract Notice
1 September 2025
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