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# National Library of Scotland · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-library-of-scotland-GB-FTS-9417). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** National Library of Scotland is a UK Contracting Authority based in Scotland. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 17 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** National Library of Scotland
- **Classification:** UK Contracting Authority
- **Delivery Region:** Scotland
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-9417` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 17
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £2.3m (median award: £322k) across 7 of 7 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-library-of-scotland-GB-FTS-9417

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 10.5 bids (median of 4 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 8 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 5 (63%), Limited / restricted: 2 (25%), Route not published: 1 (13%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 4 notices, last 24 months (50% of this period)
2. **[Printed matter and related products](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/printed-matter-and-related-products-22000000) (CPV 22):** 2 notices, last 24 months (25% of this period)
3. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 2 notices, last 24 months (25% of this period)
4. **[Recreational, cultural and sporting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/recreational-cultural-and-sporting-services-92000000) (CPV 92):** 2 notices, last 24 months (25% of this period)
5. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 1 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Richard Irvin FM Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/richard-irvin-fm-limited-coh-11454668):** 2 procedures (3 awards)
2. **[Conservation By Design Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/conservation-by-design-limited-coh-02695620):** 2 procedures (3 awards)
3. **[Concerto Support Services](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/concerto-support-services-coh-05124418):** 1 procedures
4. **[Connect Publications (Scotland) Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/connect-publications-scotland-ltd-coh-sc370604):** 1 procedures
5. **[XMA Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/xma-limited-coh-02051703):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[KLUG-CONSERVATION, Walter Klug GmbH & Co. KG](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/klug-conservation-walter-klug-gmbh-co-kg-GB-FTS-184405):** £577k · [Archival Boxboard](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/archival-boxboard-ocds-h6vhtk-065ac0)
2. **[XMA Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/xma-limited-coh-02051703):** £551k · [Virtual Servers](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/virtual-servers-ocds-h6vhtk-05e644)
3. **[Amazon Web Services EMEA Sarl](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/amazon-web-services-emea-sarl-coh-fc034225):** £360k · [Cloud Hosting](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cloud-hosting-ocds-h6vhtk-05e66f)
4. **[Connect Publications (Scotland) Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/connect-publications-scotland-ltd-coh-sc370604):** £322k · [Design, Editing, Production and Distribution Services for Discover Magazine,other Library Publications and associated services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/design-editing-production-and-distribution-services-for-discover-magazine-other-library-pu-ocds-h6vhtk-0606b7)
5. **[Brightwire](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/brightwire-GB-FTS-73798):** £181k · [Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Solution](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/customer-relationship-management-crm-solution-ocds-h6vhtk-0674d7)

## 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 National Library of Scotland intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-library-of-scotland-GB-FTS-9417#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-library-of-scotland-GB-FTS-9417
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt