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# British Library Board · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/british-library-board-GB-PPON-PCXZ-9362-XQJM). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** British Library Board is a Central government based in Greater London. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 145 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** British Library Board
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** Greater London
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PCXZ-9362-XQJM` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 145
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £16m (median award: £29k) across 127 of 127 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/british-library-board-GB-PPON-PCXZ-9362-XQJM

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (median of 5 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 5 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 143 (99%), Framework: 2 (1%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Limited / restricted: 69 (48%), Route not published: 31 (21%), Direct award: 28 (19%), Open: 14 (10%), Selective: 3 (2%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 7 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)
2. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 5 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)
3. **[Laboratory, optical and precision](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-38000000) (CPV 38):** 3 notices, last 24 months (2% of this period)
4. **[Recreational, cultural and sporting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/recreational-cultural-and-sporting-services-92000000) (CPV 92):** 3 notices, last 24 months (2% of this period)
5. **[Furniture, furnishings, domestic appliances](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/furniture-incl-office-furniture-furnishings-domestic-applian-39000000) (CPV 39):** 2 notices, last 24 months (1% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Clay Interactive Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/clay-interactive-limited-coh-06130664):** 3 procedures
2. **[Bell and Bain](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bell-and-bain-coh-sc002168):** 3 procedures
3. **[ADI Audiovisual](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/adi-audiovisual-coh-04314253):** 3 procedures
4. **[SETWORKS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/setworks-limited-coh-08431816):** 2 procedures
5. **[ADI Audio Visual Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/adi-audio-visual-ltd-GB-FTS-142848):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Manifesto Digital Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/manifesto-digital-limited-coh-07885631):** £5.1m · [002653 BRITISH LIBRARY FUTURE WEB PROGRAMME](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/002653-british-library-future-web-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-067a39) · Awarded: 24 Jul 2026
2. **[Preservica Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/preservica-ltd-coh-07998621):** £2.4m · [002604 Digital Preservation Repository](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/002604-digital-preservation-repository-ocds-h6vhtk-058286) · Awarded: 22 Dec 2025
3. **[Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited (MIOL)](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/microsoft-ireland-operations-limited-miol-GB-PPON-PRCY-3759-NVYM):** £1.8m · [Microsoft 365 Licences](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/microsoft-365-licences-ocds-h6vhtk-06bee5)
4. **[The British Film Institute](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-british-film-institute-coh-rc000900):** £550k · [002562 Off-site Storage and retrieval of Master Negative Microfilm Collection](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/002562-off-site-storage-and-retrieval-of-master-negative-microfilm-collection-ocds-h6vhtk-068ac6)
5. **[J&J Negus Ltd t/a Genus](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/j-j-negus-ltd-t-a-genus-coh-01168979):** £500k · [002642 SUPPLY, DELIVERY, INSTALLATION AND ON-SITE MAINTENANCE OF DIGITISATION STUDIOS SCANNING EQUIPMENT](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/002642-supply-delivery-installation-and-on-site-maintenance-of-digitisation-studios-scanni-ocds-h6vhtk-052a8e) · Awarded: 15 Jul 2025

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 20
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 41
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full British Library Board intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/british-library-board-GB-PPON-PCXZ-9362-XQJM#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/british-library-board-GB-PPON-PCXZ-9362-XQJM
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt