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# 002634 FAIRY TALES EXHIBITION BUILD & GRAPHICS PRODUCTION - STAGE 1

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/002634-fairy-tales-exhibition-build-graphics-production-stage-1-ocds-h6vhtk-05856c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** British Library: "002634 FAIRY TALES EXHIBITION BUILD & GRAPHICS PRODUCTION - STAGE 1". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [British Library](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/british-library-GB-PPON-PCXZ-9362-XQJM)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - limited competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £13,312 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/002634-fairy-tales-exhibition-build-graphics-production-stage-1-ocds-h6vhtk-05856c#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05856c`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/002634-fairy-tales-exhibition-build-graphics-production-stage-1-ocds-h6vhtk-05856c#tl-md)

## Description
Appointed supplier to provide the Pre-Construction services  of a contractor, to complete the technical design phase (including drawings) alongside the appointed design consultant, for a new major exhibition, Fairy Tales at the British Library. This is a two stage build tender and the Second Stage (fabrication stage) will be a separate procurement exercise should either party choose to terminate this agreement at the end of Stage 1 (Pre-Construction Services).

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 92521100
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Sam Forster Associates Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-111038`
  - Value: £13,312 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 002634 FAIRY TALES EXHIBITION BUILD & GRAPHICS PRODUCTION - STAGE 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £13,312
  - Signed Date: 10/08/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F047743-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-08-11T15:10:41.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T09:46:52.538Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05856c