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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

Open0Awarded66Closed5

Top suppliers

Last 5 years
  1. 1

    Preservica

    2 winslatest 11 Feb 2026CH 07998621

    £5m

  2. 2

    Revels Office Ltd

    2 winslatest 10 Sept 2025

    £61,700

  3. 3

    ADI Audio Visual

    2 winslatest 03 Apr 2025

    £48,850

  4. 4

    Bell & Bain Limited

    2 winslatest 18 Mar 2025

    £26,466

  5. 5

    Chocolate Films

    2 winslatest 17 Apr 2025

    £22,000

  6. 6

    MANIFESTO DIGITAL LIMITED

    1 winlatest 24 Jul 2026CH 07885631

    £5m

  7. 7

    DOWNIE ALLISON DOWNIE LIMITED

    1 winlatest 19 Mar 2026CH SC274269

    £1m

  8. 8

    MAX COMMUNICATIONS LTD

    1 winlatest 19 Mar 2026CH 03803572

    £1m

  9. 9

    RDW BOOK AND PAPER CONSERVATION LIMITED

    1 winlatest 19 Mar 2026CH 11698199

    £1m

  10. 10

    THE BOOKENDS BINDERY LTD

    1 winlatest 19 Mar 2026CH 10996476

    £1m

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Tender activity

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All contracts (76)

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ocds-h6vhtk-059793 · award

002661 Provide strategic advise on pricing on income generating services

British Library
London

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.

£Up to £38,300
Posted · 13mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-05961b · tender

002668 British library taxation services

British Library
London

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

£Up to £100,000
⏱ 13 Oct 2025
Posted · 13mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-0594bf · award

HR consultancy support - employee casework

British Library
London

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

£Up to £21,600
Posted · 13mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-05941e · award

002685 Leeds presence business research

British Library
London

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.

£Up to £18,750
Posted · 13mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-058f68 · award

Print, bind and delivery of BL publication

British Library
London

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

£Up to £12,815
Posted · 13mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-058f20 · award

Print, bind, delivery of BL publication

British Library
London

6000 Copies Printed, Bound and Delivered of the BL Publication Illusions of Presence. £14,397.60

£Up to £14,398
Posted · 13mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-05896a · award

002632 Flood defence support services

British Library
London

Flood defence services for the proposed extension of the British Library St Pancras site.

£Up to £12,257
Posted · 14mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-05856c · award

002634 Fairy tales exhibition build & graphics production - stage 1

British Library
London

Appointed supplier to provide the Pre-Construction services of a contractor, to complete the technical design phase (including drawings) alongside the appointed design consultant,

£Up to £13,312
Posted · 14mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-058436 · award

002643 Agatha christie exhibtion design services

British Library
London

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

£Up to £65,040
Posted · 14mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-05824d · award

002682 SSI spares-building 33

British Library
London

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.

£Up to €39,675
Posted · 14mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-052a8e · award

002642 Supply, delivery, installation AND on-site maintenance OF digitisation studios scanning equipment

British Library
London

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

£Up to £500,000
⏱ 27 Jun 2025
Posted · 14mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-056c31 · award

002671 Higher education and event management

British Library
London

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

£Up to £20,000
Posted · 14mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-056c22 · award

002672 Blxbfc fashion student competition

British Library
London

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

£Up to £15,000
Posted · 14mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-05696f · tender

002522 British library estates maintenance

British Library
London

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

£Up to £97,290,607
⏱ 25 Aug 2025
Posted · 14mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-05659b · award

Illustrations for the new british library website

British Library
London

Illustrations for the new British Library website via agency.

£Up to £10,500
Posted · 14mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-056596 · award

Premier western manuscript folder

British Library
London

Premier Western Manuscript Folder - Duke @5000

£Up to £12,146
Posted · 14mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-056591 · award

200X forticlient licences and support

British Library
London

200x Forticlient Licences and support co-termed 23/11/2030

£Up to £14,507
Posted · 14mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-05656e · award

Alma migration consultant

British Library
London

002587 Alma Migration consultant-to support the library's Alma implementation project.

£Up to €20,000
Posted · 14mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-055f93 · award

Image transform and OCR services

British Library
London

Data conversion of British Library collection material from TIFF files to JPG200 and OCR processing of all the files included in the collection.

£Up to €34,815
Posted · 15mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-05573f · award

002640 Transport assembly and dispersal of loan items for secret maps exhibition

British Library
London

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

£Up to £23,315
Posted · 15mo agoView details →