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British Film Institute: public contracts and tenders

British Film Institute awarded 33 public contracts worth €5.5M where a value is stated since 2025-03-12; the IT services contract held by REO DIGITAL LIMITED ends on 2027-02-01 (end date stated). Source: Arcadium Data, data as of .

Contract awards33
Awarded value (stated)€5.5M
Suppliers named32
Ending in 18 months6
Open calls now3
Calls for tender43
First award2025-03-12
Latest award2026-10-12

Awarded value = the award values the notices state (EUR at the notice date), 29 of 33 awards; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.

Buyer

FieldValue
NameBritish Film Institute
CountryUnited Kingdom
Buyer typeSub-central government authority
CityLONDON
SourcesUK Find a Tender

Top suppliers

SupplierRegistry numberWebsiteAwardsValue won alone
Soluble Ltd4€1.1M
Addison Lee Ltd01205530 Companies House (GB)addisonlee.com2€310k
BURNS OWENS PARTNERSHIP LIMITED2€93,549
OPTEC SERVICES LTD2€188k
Advanced Thinking Systems LTD1€39,518
AKA Promotions Ltd1€478k
ALMA ECONOMICS LIMITED1€202k
Bell Theatre Services Ltd1€55,468
CBRE MANAGED SERVICES LIMITED1€71,902
Cinegrell GmbH1n/a
CJP Broadcast Service Solutions Ltd1n/a
DC1 GmbH Media & Object Digitisation1n/a
DDA PUBLIC RELATIONS LIMITED1€309k
Dragon Post (Wales) Limited1n/a
Four Marketing and Media Limited1n/a

Suppliers named on British Film Institute's award notices (the top 15 of 32); registry number and website where the supplier is linked to its register entry. Winners that could be a private person are withheld.

Contracts ending in the next 18 months

EndsContractCurrent holderValueEnd date basis
2027-02-01BFI Player CRO ServicesREO DIGITAL LIMITED€57,143end date stated
2027-04-30Rapid Economic Assessment and Data Reviews READRALMA ECONOMICS LIMITED€202kend date stated
2027-06-28Process Evaluation of BFI FAN and Network Programmes€53,023end date stated
2027-10-31BFI London Film Festival and BFI Flare Taxi ServicesAddison Lee Ltd (Companies House (GB) 01205530)€172kend date stated
2027-10-31BFI London Film Festival Chauffer ServicesAddison Lee Ltd (Companies House (GB) 01205530)€138kend date stated
2028-04-19BFI London Film Festival Gala Production and Reception ManagementDDA PUBLIC RELATIONS LIMITED€309kend date stated

End dates checked against the official notice: 99% right (n=100, 95% CI 94%-100%, 2026-10-26; method).

Award notices of British Film Institute whose contract period ends in the next 18 months: the end date the notice states, else its start or signature date plus the stated duration. 6 contracts; a framework's value is a ceiling and is not shown.

Open calls for tender

DeadlineCall for tenderPublishedEstimated value
2026-10-27QNAP NAS Device (New)2026-10-22€95,500
2026-11-02Hybrid Security Operations Centre (SOC)2026-10-08€179k
2026-11-09Archive Activity Management System2026-10-14€203k

Calls with a deadline of 2026-10-27 or later (not awarded yet).

Spend by sector (CPV divisions)

SectorCPVAwardsAwarded value
Research and development735€532k
Business services795€1.0M
Office and computing equipment304€1.5M
Printed matter222€158k
Radio, TV and telecom equipment322€121k
Transport services602€310k
IT services722€201k
Education and training802€213k
Recreational, cultural and sporting services922n/a
Electrical equipment and lighting311€71,902
Laboratory and precision equipment381€55,468
Construction work451€245k

Award notices with a named winner, by the main CPV code; value = the total the notices state, in EUR at the notice date; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.

Recent awards

PublishedContractWinnersValue
2026-10-12Leadership and Management Training (Empower) programmeJust Add Water Management Ltd€187k
2026-09-08UK Global Screen Fund Framework for Promoting UK Screen Services.Premier Public Relations Ltd, Ideas By Music Limited, Four Marketing and Media Limitedn/a
2026-08-26Evaluation Services for Film Academy 2026 to 2029MEL RESEARCH LIMITED€175k
2026-07-20Ticketing and Membership Systems Services 2025Spektrix Limited€787k
2026-07-08T-950 LumOS Upgrade Kits - eAuctionSoluble Limited€81,390
2026-06-22BFI London Film Festival Print Branding ServicesNEWMAN DISPLAYS LIMITEDn/a
2026-06-05Security Services for BFI Events and FestivalsPACE PRESTIGE SERVICES LTD€579k
2026-05-22Sight & Sound Retail Distributioni-can Publisher Services Ltd€158k
2026-05-01Spectra Storage Servers - eAuctionSoluble Limited€283k
2026-03-26BFI London Film Festival Gala Production and Reception ManagementDDA PUBLIC RELATIONS LIMITED€309k

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Sources: UK Find a Tender, read through their open-data feeds without logging in. Buyer = contracting authority as named on the notice; notices are grouped by the normalised name and country.

Source: Arcadium Data tenders database, 3,811,022 official public procurement notices from EU TED, UK Find a Tender, UK Contracts Finder and national procurement boards, read through their open-data services (no logins). Winners that could be a private person (sole traders) are withheld; buyers are public bodies. Data as of 2026-10-27.

Questions

How many public contracts has British Film Institute awarded?

British Film Institute published 33 contract award notices between 2025-03-12 and 2026-10-12; the 29 that state a value add up to €5.5M (official notices, as of 2026-10-27).

Who are British Film Institute's biggest suppliers?

By contract awards: Soluble Ltd (4), Addison Lee Ltd (2) and BURNS OWENS PARTNERSHIP LIMITED (2) (as of 2026-10-27). Winners that could be a private person are not named.

Which British Film Institute contracts end soon?

6 contracts awarded by British Film Institute end in the next 18 months. The soonest with a named holder is the IT services contract held by REO DIGITAL LIMITED, ending on 2027-02-01 (end date stated) (as of 2026-10-27).

Does British Film Institute have open tenders now?

Yes: 3 calls for tender from British Film Institute are open today (deadline 2026-10-27 or later) (as of 2026-10-27).

What does British Film Institute buy?

Most of British Film Institute's awards are in Research and development (CPV 73) (5), Business services (CPV 79) (5) and Office and computing equipment (CPV 30) (4) (as of 2026-10-27).

Cite as: Arcadium Data, "British Film Institute tenders and contracts: 33 awards, suppliers, contracts ending", https://arcadiumdata.io/tenders/buyers/british-film-institute-gb/, data as of 2026-10-27.