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British Library
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Total contracts
76
Known spend
£213m
74 disclosed
Average value
£3m
Per contract
Active suppliers
10
Last 5 years
Top suppliers
Last 5 years- 1
Preservica
£5m
- 2
Revels Office Ltd
2 winslatest 10 Sept 2025£61,700
- 3
ADI Audio Visual
2 winslatest 03 Apr 2025£48,850
- 4
Bell & Bain Limited
2 winslatest 18 Mar 2025£26,466
- 5
Chocolate Films
2 winslatest 17 Apr 2025£22,000
- 6
MANIFESTO DIGITAL LIMITED
£5m
- 7
DOWNIE ALLISON DOWNIE LIMITED
£1m
- 8
MAX COMMUNICATIONS LTD
£1m
- 9
RDW BOOK AND PAPER CONSERVATION LIMITED
£1m
- 10
THE BOOKENDS BINDERY LTD
£1m
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Tender activity
Notices published per month — last 24 months
All contracts (76)
002661 Provide strategic advise on pricing on income generating services
Provide Strategic advise on pricing on income generating services-support the Library to develop an evidence based Income and Expenditure model for the proposed Leeds site.
002668 British library taxation services
The British Library is seeking supplier/s for Taxation Services. The British Library is an exempt charity which operates charitable, ancillary and commercial services and therefore
HR consultancy support - employee casework
To provide immediate, short-term, expert HR support to reduce the backlog of live employee casework (e.g. sickness, disciplinary, grievance, performance matters), enabling the inte
002685 Leeds presence business research
In order to understand the wider market for business support, managed work spaces and maker spaces in Leeds, the Library is seeking to commission a market survey.
Print, bind and delivery of BL publication
3500 copies of The Philosophy of Jazz,1000 copies of The Philosophy Wine, 3000, copies of Serpent, siren paperback Printed, bound and delivered to BL £12,815.00
Print, bind, delivery of BL publication
6000 Copies Printed, Bound and Delivered of the BL Publication Illusions of Presence. £14,397.60
002632 Flood defence support services
Flood defence services for the proposed extension of the British Library St Pancras site.
002634 Fairy tales exhibition build & graphics production - stage 1
Appointed supplier to provide the Pre-Construction services of a contractor, to complete the technical design phase (including drawings) alongside the appointed design consultant,
002643 Agatha christie exhibtion design services
3D & 2D design services for a major exhibition at the British Library on the life and works Agatha Christie. The designers will also design a 12-panel display linked to the exhibit
002682 SSI spares-building 33
SSI Spares-Building 33-spare parts to maintain the automation systems and deliver the Library's mandate to store and make available the national print collection.
002642 Supply, delivery, installation AND on-site maintenance OF digitisation studios scanning equipment
The purpose of this tender is to procure a suite of brand-new Windows 11 compliant digitisation equipment which is interoperable with the current studio equipment and software. The
002671 Higher education and event management
Higher Education and Event Management Services to support a range of events related to the British Library activities in higher education and science. It includes event management
002672 Blxbfc fashion student competition
As a part of this competition, students create fashion portfolios informed by the British Library's collections. The competition includes an online research Masterclass and a final
002522 British library estates maintenance
The Library is seeking to appoint a professional supplier to fulfil its Estates Maintenance contract. The contract covers the delivery of: • Mechanical & Electrical (M&E) services
Illustrations for the new british library website
Illustrations for the new British Library website via agency.
Premier western manuscript folder
Premier Western Manuscript Folder - Duke @5000
200X forticlient licences and support
200x Forticlient Licences and support co-termed 23/11/2030
Alma migration consultant
002587 Alma Migration consultant-to support the library's Alma implementation project.
Image transform and OCR services
Data conversion of British Library collection material from TIFF files to JPG200 and OCR processing of all the files included in the collection.
002640 Transport assembly and dispersal of loan items for secret maps exhibition
002640 Transport assembly and dispersal of loan items for Secret Maps exhibition. The British Library will be mounting the above exhibition next year. Borrow 23 objects from 13 len