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British Library Board: public contracts and tenders

British Library Board awarded 76 public contracts worth €16.8M where a value is stated since 2025-10-20; the business services contract held by STYLOGRAPHICS LIMITED ends on 2026-10-30 (end date stated). Source: Arcadium Data, data as of .

Contract awards76
Awarded value (stated)€16.8M
Suppliers named69
Ending in 18 months34
Open calls now0
Calls for tender1
First award2025-10-20
Latest award2026-10-19

Awarded value = the award values the notices state (EUR at the notice date), 75 of 76 awards; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.

Buyer

FieldValue
NameBritish Library Board
CountryUnited Kingdom
Buyer typeCentral government authority
CityLondon
SourcesUK Find a Tender

Top suppliers

SupplierRegistry numberWebsiteAwardsValue won alone
CLAY INTERACTIVE LIMITED2€104k
OSBORNE THOMAS LIMITED2€114k
PBtisk a.s.2€27,146
ASSA ABLOY GLOBAL SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED02590364 Companies House (GB)assaabloyglobalsolutions.com1€17,392
BUREAU VERITAS UK LIMITED01758622 Companies House (GB)bureauveritas.co.uk1€40,143
divio-media.netOC307678 Companies House (GB)divio-media.net1€19,936
OPEN TEXT UK LIMITED03148093 Companies House (GB)opentext.co.uk1€27,964
SAVILLS (UK) LIMITED02605138 Companies House (GB)savills.co.uk1€147k
213 Consulting1€20,000
4Science S.p.A.1€342k
Alphabetical Ltd1€16,000
Anthropinos Consultancy Ltd1€79,179
BALLICOM LIMITED1€84,445
THE BOOKENDS BINDERY LTD1n/a
British Film Institute1€633k

Suppliers named on British Library Board's award notices (the top 15 of 69); 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
2026-10-30002831 Graphic Panel Production for Living Knowledge Network Agatha Christie ExhibitionSTYLOGRAPHICS LIMITED€62,477end date stated
2026-10-30002821 External Board Effectiveness review€17,989end date stated
2026-10-31002738 Registered Building Controller for BSRBUREAU VERITAS UK LIMITED (Companies House (GB) 01758622)€40,143end date stated
2026-10-31002837 End of Project Evaluation - BIPC London Locals - Kickstart Your BusinessTHRIVE ECONOMICS LIMITED€33,746end date stated
2026-10-31002690 Fairy Tales Transport ProcurementCONSTANTINE LIMITED€38,359end date stated
2026-12-18002891 RECRUITMENT SERVICESOSBORNE THOMAS LIMITED€55,867end date stated
2026-12-21HR Optimisation ReviewOSBORNE THOMAS LIMITED€58,378end date stated
2027-01-20002830 Audience Discovery & Design : Insight for Research & Culture at the British LibraryDJS Research Ltd€129kend date stated
2027-01-31002734 British Library IT Applications Skills DevelopmentHappy Computers Ltd€69,102end date stated
2027-02-27002852 CONQUEST EXHIBITION AV SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENTCLAY INTERACTIVE LIMITED€58,407end date stated
2027-02-28002768 Employee Engagement SurveyThe Survey Initiative€16,930end date stated
2027-03-31002652 Shared Repository Service4Science S.p.A.€342kend date stated
2027-03-31002713 British Library Conservation, Bindery & Enclosures Framework (framework)THE BOOKENDS BINDERY LTD, DOWNIE ALLISON DOWNIE LIMITED, FARCROFT RESTORATIONS LTD, ...n/aend date stated
2027-03-31002810 Culture Strategy development consultancyRALPH APPELBAUM ASSOCIATES, INC.€69,888end date stated
2027-03-31002877 Higher Education and Science Event Management 2026-27€23,875end date stated
2027-04-30002797 AV Brief for BLOTSTAND + STARE LTD€52,001end date stated
2027-04-30002709 Architectural Design & Inspection ServicesRolfe Kentish Architect Ltd€20,486end date stated
2027-06-01002814 Software Licence and Support renewal for OpenTextOPEN TEXT UK LIMITED (Companies House (GB) 03148093)€27,964end date stated
2027-06-23PORTFOLIO & PROJECT MANAGEMENT (PPM) TOOLGENERATION DIGITAL SOFTWARE LIMITED€51,452end date stated
2027-06-26002859 PPM TOOL - ASANA LICENCESGENERATION DIGITAL LIMITED€15,280end date stated
2027-06-30002789 Agatha Christie Exhibition PR campaignSAM TALBOT LIMITED€11,552end date stated
2027-06-30002829 NLA Licence RenewalNLA media access Ltd€19,447end date stated
2027-06-30002719 Agatha Christie AV SoftwareCLAY INTERACTIVE LIMITED€45,451end date stated
2027-06-30002883 PENSION REVIEW AND REPLACEMENT ADVICE€19,936end date stated
2027-07-01002733 AV Hardware Consultation, Installation and Deinstallation Services for Agatha Christie Exhibition€33,705end 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 Library Board 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. 34 contracts (the 25 soonest shown); a framework's value is a ceiling and is not shown.

Open calls for tender

No open call for tender from British Library Board today.

Spend by sector (CPV divisions)

SectorCPVAwardsAwarded value
Business services7917€684k
IT services7213€9.9M
Recreational, cultural and sporting services9210€936k
Software packages and information systems485€2.2M
Architecture and engineering services715€1.2M
Furniture and cleaning products393€249k
Office and computing equipment302€47,728
Radio, TV and telecom equipment322€133k
Security, fire-fighting and defence equipment352€228k
Laboratory and precision equipment382€70,774
Construction work452€113k
Transport support and travel services632€836k

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
2026-10-19002883 PENSION REVIEW AND REPLACEMENT ADVICE€19,936
2026-10-13002807 BRITISH LIBRARY WEB AND WEB CONTENT STRATEGYNUMIKO LIMITED€116k
2026-10-13002745 British Library Valuation ServicesSAVILLS (UK) LIMITED€147k
2026-10-05002904 Trakka CabinetsASSA ABLOY GLOBAL SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED€17,392
2026-10-05002891 RECRUITMENT SERVICESOSBORNE THOMAS LIMITED€55,867
2026-09-10Print, bind and deliveryPBtisk a.s.€13,579
2026-09-09002876 The Immortal SisterhoodTISL Ltd€18,645
2026-09-09002810 Culture Strategy development consultancyRALPH APPELBAUM ASSOCIATES, INC.€69,888
2026-09-04002863 AV HARDWARE TENDER FOR NORMANS EXHIBITION€31,615
2026-08-25International Dunhuang Programme (IDP) -KlntKNOWLEDGE INTEGRATION LTD€41,170

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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 Library Board awarded?

British Library Board published 76 contract award notices between 2025-10-20 and 2026-10-19; the 75 that state a value add up to €16.8M (official notices, as of 2026-10-27).

Who are British Library Board's biggest suppliers?

By contract awards: CLAY INTERACTIVE LIMITED (2), OSBORNE THOMAS LIMITED (2) and PBtisk a.s. (2) (as of 2026-10-27). Winners that could be a private person are not named.

Which British Library Board contracts end soon?

34 contracts awarded by British Library Board end in the next 18 months. The soonest with a named holder is the business services contract held by STYLOGRAPHICS LIMITED, ending on 2026-10-30 (end date stated) (as of 2026-10-27).

Does British Library Board have open tenders now?

No call for tender from British Library Board is open today in the official notices we read (as of 2026-10-27). Its 1 earlier calls are counted on this page.

What does British Library Board buy?

Most of British Library Board's awards are in Business services (CPV 79) (17), IT services (CPV 72) (13) and Recreational, cultural and sporting services (CPV 92) (10) (as of 2026-10-27).

Cite as: Arcadium Data, "British Library Board tenders and contracts: 76 awards, suppliers, contracts ending", https://arcadiumdata.io/tenders/buyers/british-library-board-gb/, data as of 2026-10-27.