British Library
British Library (London) has 84 awarded contracts in our data, worth £56.1m in total as published. 14 of them have a published end date in the next five years. 19 award notices did not publish an end date.
Contracts tracked84
Total awarded (published)£56.1m
Ending in next 5 yrs14
Open tenders0
Contracts expiring by quarter
Q4 2026 (2)
| Contract | Incumbent supplier(s) | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| 002643 AGATHA CHRISTIE EXHIBTION DESIGN SERVICES
Find a Tender · CPV 79822500 |
Easy Tiger Creative Ltd | £65k | 23 Oct 2026
re-tender may already be under way
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| 002560 AV SOFTWARE CONTRACTOR
Find a Tender · CPV 98000000 |
Individual / sole trader (name not shown) | £8,745 | 31 Oct 2026
re-tender may already be under way
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Q1 2027 (2)
| Contract | Incumbent supplier(s) | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| 001998 Cataloguing In Publication Programme (CIP)
Contracts Finder · CPV 22110000 |
Bibliographic Data Services Ltd | £440k | 31 Mar 2027
re-tender may already be under way
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| 002652 Shared Repository Service
Find a Tender · CPV 72000000 |
4Science S.p.A. | £297k | 31 Mar 2027
re-tender may already be under way
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Q2 2027 (1)
| Contract | Incumbent supplier(s) | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| 002641 Project Management of the Digital Preservation Repository Project
Find a Tender · CPV 72224000 |
Preserve Together Limited | £111k | 5 Apr 2027
re-tender may already be under way
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Q4 2027 (3)
| Contract | Incumbent supplier(s) | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| 002087 Media Buying Advertising and Planning Framework
framework
Contracts Finder · CPV 79340000 |
Anything is Possible Media Ltd. | £16.0m | 31 Dec 2027
re-tender likely from ~30 Jun 2027
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| British Library Ticketing and Customer Journey Solution
Contracts Finder · CPV 79000000 |
Tessitura Network | £394k | 31 Dec 2027
re-tender likely from ~30 Jun 2027
|
| 002162 Digital Advertising and Specialist Marketing Support Framework
framework · 9 suppliers
Contracts Finder · CPV 79341400 |
23RED LIMITED, AKA UK, Altair Media Ltd +6 more | £1 (nominal value, as published) | 31 Dec 2027
re-tender likely from ~30 Jun 2027
|
Q1 2028 (2)
| Contract | Incumbent supplier(s) | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUDIENCE RESEARCH
Find a Tender · CPV 73110000 |
BDRC Group ltd | £100k | 31 Mar 2028
re-tender likely from ~30 Sep 2027
|
| Aleph Alma data feeds
Find a Tender · CPV 50312310 |
Nielsen Book Services Ltd | £74k | 31 Mar 2028
re-tender likely from ~30 Sep 2027
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Q2 2028 (1)
| Contract | Incumbent supplier(s) | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Short Title Catalogue (ESTC)
Find a Tender · CPV 50000000 |
Consortium of European Research Libraries | £45k | 30 Apr 2028
re-tender likely from ~30 Oct 2027
|
Q3 2028 (2)
| Contract | Incumbent supplier(s) | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| 002698 STAR-FileTrail System
Find a Tender · CPV 72212610 |
Workshare Limited T/A Litera | £88k | 1 Sep 2028
re-tender likely from ~1 Mar 2028
|
| 002642 SUPPLY, DELIVERY, INSTALLATION AND ON-SITE MAINTENANCE OF DIGITISATION STUDIOS SCANNING EQUIPMENT
Find a Tender · CPV 38520000 |
J. AND J. NEGUS LIMITED | £500k | 30 Sep 2028
re-tender likely from ~30 Mar 2028
|
Q2 2030 (1)
| Contract | Incumbent supplier(s) | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| 002098 SECURITY GUARDING (SECURITY AND SAFETY OPERATIONS)
Contracts Finder · CPV 79710000 |
STM Group (UK) Ltd | £7.0m | 30 Jun 2030
re-tender likely from ~30 Dec 2029
|
Top categories
| Category | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Business services (legal, marketing, consulting, recruitment, security) | 27 | £49.3m |
| IT services | 20 | £2.7m |
| Printed matter | 10 | £1.4m |
| Recreational, cultural & sporting services | 5 | £290k |
| Repair & maintenance services | 5 | £398k |
| Research & development services | 3 | £162k |
| Architectural, engineering & inspection services | 3 | £512k |
| Construction work | 3 | £103k |
Most frequent suppliers
| Supplier | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Anything is Possible Media Ltd. | 2 | £32.0m |
| 23RED LIMITED | 2 | £16.0m |
| Crafted Media Limited | 2 | £16.0m |
| Anything is Possible | 2 | £16.0m |
| INFLUENCE DIGITAL LIMITED | 2 | £16.0m |
| AKA UK | 2 | £16.0m |
| Altair Media Ltd | 2 | £16.0m |
| Four Marketing and Media | 2 | £16.0m |
Recent awards
| Contract | Incumbent supplier(s) | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| 002652 Shared Repository Service
Find a Tender · CPV 72000000 |
4Science S.p.A. | £297k | 31 Mar 2027
re-tender may already be under way
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| 002641 Project Management of the Digital Preservation Repository Project
Find a Tender · CPV 72224000 |
Preserve Together Limited | £111k | 5 Apr 2027
re-tender may already be under way
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| 002723 Fairy Tales Project Management Services
Find a Tender · CPV 72224000 |
Fraser Randall Limited | £15k | 31 Mar 2026
re-tender may already be under way
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| Organisational Change Consultant
Find a Tender · CPV 79400000 |
Sila Consulting Ltd | £84k | 6 Mar 2026
re-tender may already be under way
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| 002560 AV SOFTWARE CONTRACTOR
Find a Tender · CPV 98000000 |
Individual / sole trader (name not shown) | £8,745 | 31 Oct 2026
re-tender may already be under way
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| 002698 STAR-FileTrail System
Find a Tender · CPV 72212610 |
Workshare Limited T/A Litera | £88k | 1 Sep 2028
re-tender likely from ~1 Mar 2028
|
| 002703 BIPC Marketing
Find a Tender · CPV 79342000 |
Wander Films Limited | £10k | 28 Nov 2025
re-tender may already be under way
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| 002661 Provide Strategic advise on pricing on income generating services
Find a Tender · CPV 73000000 |
Individual / sole trader (name not shown) | £38k | 30 Nov 2025
re-tender may already be under way
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| HR Consultancy Support - Employee Casework
Find a Tender · CPV 79414000 |
Ayesha Wilson HR Investigation & Mediation Services | £22k | 31 Dec 2025
re-tender may already be under way
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| 002685 Leeds Presence Business Research
Find a Tender · CPV 79342310 |
Wordfern Limited | £19k | 30 Nov 2025
re-tender may already be under way
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| Print, Bind and delivery of BL Publication
Find a Tender · CPV 22000000 |
Finidr | £13k | end date not usable as published |
| Print, Bind, Delivery of BL Publication
Find a Tender · CPV 22000000 |
Individual / sole trader (name not shown) | £14k | end date not usable as published |
| 002632 Flood Defence Support Services
Find a Tender · CPV 71311300 |
Arcadis Consulting UK Limited | £12k | 31 Mar 2026
re-tender may already be under way
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| 002634 FAIRY TALES EXHIBITION BUILD & GRAPHICS PRODUCTION - STAGE 1
Find a Tender · CPV 92521100 |
Sam Forster Associates Ltd | £13k | 11 Sep 2026
re-tender may already be under way
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| 002643 AGATHA CHRISTIE EXHIBTION DESIGN SERVICES
Find a Tender · CPV 79822500 |
Easy Tiger Creative Ltd | £65k | 23 Oct 2026
re-tender may already be under way
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| 002682 SSI Spares-Building 33
Find a Tender · CPV 22000000 |
SSI Schaefer UK | £40k | 31 Oct 2025
re-tender may already be under way
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| 002671 Higher Education and Event Management
Find a Tender · CPV 80300000 |
Robin Event Management | £20k | 31 Mar 2026
re-tender may already be under way
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| 002672 BLXBFC Fashion Student Competition
Find a Tender · CPV 79955000 |
Vega Associates | £15k | 31 Mar 2026
re-tender may already be under way
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| Illustrations for the new British Library website
Find a Tender · CPV 72212224 |
Handsome Frank Ltd | £10k | end date not usable as published |
| Premier Western Manuscript Folder
Find a Tender · CPV 22800000 |
Conservation By Design Limited | £12k | end date not usable as published |
| 200x Forticlient Licences and support
Find a Tender · CPV 72000000 |
Next Generation Security | £15k | 23 Nov 2025
re-tender may already be under way
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| Alma Migration consultant
Find a Tender · CPV 72227000 |
213 Consulting | £20k | 30 Nov 2025
re-tender may already be under way
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| Image Transform and OCR Services
Find a Tender · CPV 72311100 |
Individual / sole trader (name not shown) | £35k | 9 Jul 2026
re-tender may already be under way
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| 002642 SUPPLY, DELIVERY, INSTALLATION AND ON-SITE MAINTENANCE OF DIGITISATION STUDIOS SCANNING EQUIPMENT
Find a Tender · CPV 38520000 |
J. AND J. NEGUS LIMITED | £500k | 30 Sep 2028
re-tender likely from ~30 Mar 2028
|
| 002640 Transport assembly and dispersal of loan items for Secret Maps exhibition
Find a Tender · CPV 60161000 |
Constantine Ltd | £23k | 31 Jan 2026
re-tender may already be under way
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder; updated every 2 hours. Where a notice doesn't publish a contract end date we show "end date not published" - we never guess.