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British Library: public contracts and tenders

British Library awarded 58 public contracts worth €2.8M where a value is stated since 2025-03-05; the IT services contract held by Preserve Together Limited ends on 2027-04-05 (end date stated). Source: Arcadium Data, data as of .

Contract awards58
Awarded value (stated)€2.8M
Suppliers named43
Ending in 18 months4
Open calls now0
Calls for tender15
First award2025-03-05
Latest award2025-10-13

Awarded value = the award values the notices state (EUR at the notice date), 58 of 58 awards; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.

Buyer

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

Top suppliers

SupplierRegistry numberWebsiteAwardsValue won alone
Bell & Bain Limited2€31,619
Chocolate Films2€26,002
The Revels office2€71,484
INSIGHT DIRECT (UK) LTD02579852 Companies House (GB)insight.com1€29,806
213 Consulting1€20,000
ADI Audio Visual Ltd1€35,313
ARCADIS CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED1€14,165
Armadillo Systems1€35,841
Ashbourne UK Ltd1€14,689
THE AUDIENCE AGENCY1€23,819
Ayesha Wilson HR Investigation & Mediation Services1€24,858
BDRC CONTINENTAL LIMITED1€32,257
Bell and Bain1€16,639
Clay Interactive Limited1€46,833
CONSERVATION BY DESIGN LIMITED1€14,047

Suppliers named on British Library's award notices (the top 15 of 43); 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
2026-10-31002560 AV SOFTWARE CONTRACTOR€10,034end date stated
2027-04-05002641 Project Management of the Digital Preservation Repository ProjectPreserve Together Limited€127kend date stated
2028-03-31AUDIENCE RESEARCHBDRC Group ltd€119kend date stated
2028-03-31Aleph Alma data feedsNielsen Book Services Ltd€86,626end 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 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. 4 contracts; a framework's value is a ceiling and is not shown.

Open calls for tender

No open call for tender from British Library today.

Spend by sector (CPV divisions)

SectorCPVAwardsAwarded value
Business services7914€491k
IT services7211€477k
Recreational, cultural and sporting services925€342k
Repair and maintenance services504€182k
Printed matter223€45,496
Construction work453€122k
Research and development733€191k
Laboratory and precision equipment381€578k
Software packages and information systems481€15,347
Installation services511€35,313
Transport services601€26,964
Architecture and engineering services711€14,165

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
2025-10-13002641 Project Management of the Digital Preservation Repository ProjectPreserve Together Limited€127k
2025-10-07002723 Fairy Tales Project Management ServicesFRASER RANDALL LIMITED€17,354
2025-10-03Organisational Change ConsultantSila Consulting Ltd€96,380
2025-10-01002698 STAR-FileTrail SystemWorkshare Limited T/A Litera€100k
2025-09-23002703 BIPC MarketingWANDER FILMS LIMITED€11,508
2025-09-10002661 Provide Strategic advise on pricing on income generating servicesThe Revels office€44,076
2025-09-05HR Consultancy Support - Employee CaseworkAyesha Wilson HR Investigation & Mediation Services€24,858
2025-09-04002685 Leeds Presence Business ResearchWORDFERN LIMITED€21,578
2025-08-28Print, Bind, Delivery of BL PublicationBell and Bain€16,639
2025-08-28Print, Bind and delivery of BL PublicationFinidr€14,810

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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 awarded?

British Library published 58 contract award notices between 2025-03-05 and 2025-10-13; the 58 that state a value add up to €2.8M (official notices, as of 2026-10-27).

Who are British Library's biggest suppliers?

By contract awards: Bell & Bain Limited (2), Chocolate Films (2) and The Revels office (2) (as of 2026-10-27). Winners that could be a private person are not named.

Which British Library contracts end soon?

4 contracts awarded by British Library end in the next 18 months. The soonest with a named holder is the IT services contract held by Preserve Together Limited, ending on 2027-04-05 (end date stated) (as of 2026-10-27).

Does British Library have open tenders now?

No call for tender from British Library is open today in the official notices we read (as of 2026-10-27). Its 15 earlier calls are counted on this page.

What does British Library buy?

Most of British Library's awards are in Business services (CPV 79) (14), IT services (CPV 72) (11) and Recreational, cultural and sporting services (CPV 92) (5) (as of 2026-10-27).

Cite as: Arcadium Data, "British Library tenders and contracts: 58 awards, suppliers, contracts ending", https://arcadiumdata.io/tenders/buyers/british-library-gb/, data as of 2026-10-27.