Library and archive services tenders in the UK

We track 47 awarded library and archive services contracts (CPV 9251*) in the UK. 11 of them have a published end date between 7 Jan 2027 and 7 Apr 2028. The median published award value is £87k, and half of awards fall between £35k and £375k (41 awards with a value). 17 award notices in this category did not publish an end date.

Ending in 3-18 months11
Open tenders0
Median award£87k
Contracts tracked47

Contracts ending soonest (10 of 11)

ContractBuyerIncumbent supplier(s)ValueEndsRegion
COV - Genealogy Research via Library computers
Contracts Finder · CPV 92510000
Coventry City Council JCS Online Resources Ltd £33k 28 Feb 2027
re-tender may already be under way
West Midlands
Provision of Innovation & Service Delivery Partner for Government Digital Record Archive Management, Digital Sensitivity Review, Responses to Requests for Information, Packaging & Transfer Services call-off
Contracts Finder · CPV 92512000
FCDO Services SVGC LIMITED £695k 5 Mar 2027
re-tender may already be under way
South East
Provision of Innovation & Service Delivery Partner for Government Digital Record Archive Management, Digital Sensitivity Review, Responses to Requests for Information, Packaging & Transfer Services call-off
Contracts Finder · CPV 92512000
FCDO Services SVGC LIMITED £415k 5 Mar 2027
re-tender may already be under way
South East
Provision of Innovation & Service Delivery Partner for Government Digital Record Archive Management, Digital Sensitivity Review, Responses to Requests for Information, Packaging & Transfer Services call-off
Contracts Finder · CPV 92512000
FCDO Services SVGC LIMITED £266k 5 Mar 2027
re-tender may already be under way
South East
Provision of Innovation & Service Delivery Partner for Government Digital Record Archive Management, Digital Sensitivity Review, Responses to Requests for Information, Packaging & Transfer Services call-off
Contracts Finder · CPV 92512000
FCDO Services SVGC LIMITED £136k 5 Mar 2027
re-tender may already be under way
South East
Provision of Innovation & Service Delivery Partner for Government Digital Record Archive Management, Digital Sensitivity Review, Responses to Requests for Information, Packaging & Transfer Services call-off
Contracts Finder · CPV 92512000
FCDO Services SVGC LIMITED £78k 5 Mar 2027
re-tender may already be under way
South East
Provision of Innovation & Service Delivery Partner for Government Digital Record Archive Management, Digital Sensitivity Review, Responses to Requests for Information, Packaging & Transfer Services call-off
Contracts Finder · CPV 92512000
FCDO Services SVGC LIMITED £78k 5 Mar 2027
re-tender may already be under way
South East
Provision of Innovation & Service Delivery Partner for Government Digital Record Archive Management, Digital Sensitivity Review, Responses to Requests for Information, Packaging & Transfer Services call-off
Contracts Finder · CPV 92512000
FCDO Services SVGC LIMITED £27k 5 Mar 2027
re-tender may already be under way
South East
Provision of Innovation & Service Delivery Partner for Government Digital Record Archive Management, Digital Sensitivity Review, Responses to Requests for Information, Packaging & Transfer Services call-off
Contracts Finder · CPV 92512000
FCDO Services SVGC LIMITED £23k 5 Mar 2027
re-tender may already be under way
South East
Library, information and archive services assistant L3
Find a Tender · CPV 92510000
Portsmouth City Council LET ME PLAY LIMITED £30k 16 Oct 2027
re-tender likely from ~16 Apr 2027
South East

See all 11 in the renewal radar

By region

RegionContractsEnding in window
South East99
East of England80
East Midlands81
North West50
London50
Yorkshire and the Humber30
West Midlands21
South West10
Scotland10
North East10

Top buyers

BuyerContractsValue
FCDO Services8£1.7m
Nottinghamshire County Council4£1.1m
Manchester City Council3value not published
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)2£24.0m
The National Archives2£445k
NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST2£261k
UK Research & Innovation - Medical Research Council2£96k
Cambridgeshire County Council2£57k
Suffolk County Council1£5.5m
UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM (THE)1£4.4m

Most frequent incumbents

SupplierContractsValue
SVGC LIMITED8£1.7m
Bolinda UK Ltd6£540k
OverDrive Global Ltd3£1.0m
IRON MOUNTAIN (UK) PLC2£1.2m
Restore PLC1£22.0m
Suffolk's Libraries IPS Limited1£5.5m
ProQuest LLC1£4.4m
EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC.1£4.4m
Houtschild International Booksellers1£4.4m
A.T. LITTLE & SONS LIMITED1£4.4m

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.