British Film Institute: Contract Register & Procurement Profile
GOV.UK register: Executive non-departmental public body·Charity·Greater London·LONDON
Charity Commission287780 ↗Websitebfi.org.uk ↗
Typical bids per lot2.546.7% single-bid · median of 30 lots
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Based on 30 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months.
Top-3 supplier share12%of 150 awarded procedures · 137 suppliers
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150 awarded tenders, 137 different suppliers.
Open notices
3 live · deadline in the future or not published · as of page build
| Notice | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Screen Culture 2033 Interim Evaluation | 27 Nov 2026 | 12d | £140,000 |
| BFI Player Motion Design System and Brand Toolkit | 7 Dec 2026 | 22d | £35,000 |
| BFI Player Motion Design System and Brand Toolkit | 7 Dec 2026 | 22d | £35,000 |
What they buyi
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Last 24 months · CPV divisions on published procedures · a notice with several divisions counts in each
79 Business services: law, marketing, consulting30 procedures · 70% · 3 open73 Research and development services18 procedures · 42% · 1 open72 IT services: consulting, software, internet15 procedures · 35% · 2 open30 Office and computing machinery10 procedures · 23%48 Software package and information systems9 procedures · 21%92 Recreational, cultural and sporting7 procedures · 16%31 Electrical machinery4 procedures · 9%32 Radio, television, communication4 procedures · 9%How they buyi
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Last 24 months · 43 notices · commercial tool and route as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
Commercial tool
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Contract93%(40 notices)
40 of 43 notices are Contract (93%).Framework7%(3 notices)
3 of 43 notices are Framework (7%).
Procedure route
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Open86%(37 notices)
37 of 43 notices are Open (86%).Selective12%(5 notices)
5 of 43 notices are Selective (12%).Limited / restricted2%(1 notice)
1 of 43 notices is Limited / restricted (2%).
Typical bids per lot
2.5robust · n=3046.7% of lots drew a single bidi
Based on 30 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months.
Deadline → award
35 daysrobust · n=30i
Based on 30 decided tenders across all categories, last 24 months.
Notice amendments
135 of 43 notices amendedi
Based on 43 notices across all categories, last 24 months.
Award vs estimate
3.2% below estimaterobust · n=26i
Based on 26 lots with both an estimate and an award, last 24 months.
Who wins herei
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All published awards naming a supplier · ranked by distinct procedures, not pounds · panel and call-off entries inflate award records
| Supplier | Procedures | Share | Last 24m | Award records | Last activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burns Owens Partnership Ltd | 8 | 5.3% | 2 | 8 | 11 Feb 2026 |
| DDA PUBLIC RELATIONS LIMITED | 5 | 3.3% | 1 | 5 | 26 Mar 2026 |
| ALMA ECONOMICS LIMITED | 5 | 3.3% | 1 | 5 | 9 Jul 2025 |
| Soluble Ltd | 4 | 2.7% | 4 | 4 | 7 Jul 2026 |
| CJP Broadcast Service Solutions Ltd | 4 | 2.7% | 2 | 4 | 1 Aug 2025 |
| Nordicity | 3 | 2% | 2 | 3 | 23 Apr 2025 |
| Memnon Archiving Services | 3 | 2% | 2 | 3 | 1 Aug 2025 |
| Newman Displays Ltd | 3 | 2% | 1 | 3 | 22 Jun 2026 |
The three most frequent suppliers are named on 12% of 150 awarded procedures (each procedure counted once, so a panel shared by several of them is not double-counted); 137 distinct suppliers hold at least one. Descriptive concentration of published awards, not a statement of preference.
Published award value (24m)
£4.0mSum of published VAT-exclusive values on 28 of 28 published single-supplier values; the five largest make 53%; a further 3 published a VAT-inclusive amount only, kept apart.i
Typical single-supplier award (24m)
£74k middle valuerobust · n=28Middle half £48k–£154k.i
Largest published awards i | Supplier | Awarded | Term | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ticketing and Membership System Services | Spektrix Ltd | 20 Jul 2026 | 3 yrs · up to 10 yrs | £672,000 ≈ £224k/yr |
| Security Services for BFI Events and Festivals | PACE PRESTIGE SERVICES LTD | 5 Jun 2026 | 2 yrs · up to 3 yrs | £500,000 ≈ £250k/yr |
| Spectralogic Support and Maintenance 2026 eAuction | Soluble Ltd | 11 Dec 2025 | 3 yrs | £435,462 ≈ £145k/yr |
| LFF Gala Production and Reception Management | DDA PUBLIC RELATIONS LIMITED | 26 Mar 2026 | 2 yrs · up to 4 yrs | £267,500 ≈ £134k/yr |
| BFI Southbank Escape Routes Upgrade | MCD Heritage Ltd | 20 Oct 2025 | 4 mo | £215,963 |
Contracts endingi
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116 of 119 contracts carry an end date, 16 estimated from the duration · not a retender forecast
| Contract | Holder | Ends | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Print Services | Image Data Group Limited | 16 Dec 2026 estimated | £509,651 |
| Media Agency Services | AKA Promotions Ltd | 19 Feb 2027 estimated | £400,000 |
| Media Agency Services - AWARD | AKA Promotions Ltd | 28 Feb 2027 | £400,000 |
| Agent for IMAX Advertising Wrap at BFI IMAX | Ocean Outdoor | 5 Mar 2027 estimated | £1 |
| BFI Audience Insights Research - AWARD | Morris Hargreaves McIntyre | 31 Mar 2027 | £139,961 |
| BFI Member Welcome Pack Print & Mail - AWARD | Membership Plus a division of Integrity Print Ltd | 31 Mar 2027 | £78,299 |
| Agent for IMAX Advertising Wrap at BFI IMAX - AWARD | Ocean Outdoor | 31 Mar 2027 | Not published |
| BFI Building Services (M and E) | CBRE Limited | 6 May 2027 estimated | £1,727,506 |
| Cinema Operation of the BFI IMAX - AWARD | The British Film Institute | 18 Jul 2027 | Not published |
| Cinema Operation of the BFI IMAX | The British Film Institute | 18 Jul 2027 | £1 |
Soonest 10 of 17 contracts ending within 18 months.
Recent procedures
Latest 50 of 65 procedures where this authority buys, is the authority the work is for, or runs the procurement
| Procedure | Status | Published | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|
| BFI Player CRO ServicesComputer audit services | Awarded / complete | 12 Dec 2025 | £50,000 |
| BFI SB Escape Routes Upgrade | Awarded / complete | 25 Nov 2025 | — |
| Screen Culture 2033 Preliminary Review and Interim Evaluation ServicesBusiness and management consultancy and related services | Awarded / complete | 30 Oct 2025 | £145,000 |
| BFI London Film Festival Chauffer ServicesHire of passenger cars with driver | Awarded / complete | 1 Oct 2025 | £120,000 |
| BFI London Film Festival and BFI Flare Taxi ServicesHire of passenger cars with driver | Awarded / complete | 1 Oct 2025 | £150,000 |
| Video Digitisation ServicesMotion picture and video services | Awarded / complete | 9 Sept 2025 | £750,000 |
| Film Scanning Mastering and Restoration ServicesMotion picture and video services | Awarded / complete | 8 Sept 2025 | £1,065,000 |
| Laser Projector - eAuctionCinematographic cameras | Awarded / complete | 13 Aug 2025 | £48,000 |
| Laser Projector eAuctionCinematographic cameras | Cancelled | 1 Aug 2025 | £48,000 |
| Anti-Racism Induction TrainingEducation and training services | Awarded / complete | 30 Jul 2025 | £40,000 |
| Production and Certification Tracking ServicesMarket and economic research; polling and statistics | Awarded / complete | 24 Jul 2025 | £160,000 |
| BFI London Film Festival Creative RefreshAdvertising and marketing services | Awarded / complete | 24 Jul 2025 | £70,000 |
| CYNET Subscription eAuctionComputer support services | Awarded / complete | 24 Jul 2025 | £150,000 |
| Rapid Economic Assessment and Data Reviews READRBusiness and management consultancy and related services | Awarded / complete | 9 Jul 2025 | £175,000 |
| Voice Alarm (VAPA) & Emergency Voice Communications (EVC) Replacement BFI IMAXAlarm systems | Awarded / complete | 3 Jul 2025 | £100,000 |
| Interim Evaluation of National Lottery Skills Clusters FundBusiness development consultancy services | Awarded / complete | 19 Jun 2025 | £35,000 |
| Review of BFI Education and Training ProgrammesBusiness and management consultancy services | Awarded / complete | 12 Jun 2025 | £60,000 |
| Inside the Archive – Exhibition Resources for TouringAdvertising and marketing services | Awarded / complete | 19 May 2025 | £33,333 |
| CISCO Meraki Switches and Licences Southbank 2025 eAuctionComputer equipment and supplies | Open | 30 Apr 2025 | £40,000 |
| Spectralogic Support and Maintenance - eAuctionComputer equipment and supplies | Awarded / complete | 28 Apr 2025 | £170,000 |
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- Contract end dates. 116 of 119 published contracts have an end date; 16 of those are estimated as the signature (or publication) date plus the published duration and are marked “estimated”. They feed “Contracts ending”, the same rule as the retender radar. Published values in that list come from either source; Contracts Finder figures are shown as published and stay out of this profile’s money totals.
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