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002789 Agatha Christie Exhibition PR campaign

BuyerBritish Library Board

StatusAwarded

DeadlineNot published

ValueValue not published

Published5 May 2026

What is being bought

Seeking a freelance Public Relations professional to support the British Library in delivering an innovative PR campaign that helps promote the opening of blockbuster exhibition Agatha Christie: A World of Mystery, running at the Library from 30 October 2026 - 20 June 2027.

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published

Dynamic purchasing systemNot published

Competitive procurementNot published

Recurring requirementNot published

Procurement method rationaleNot published

Rationale classificationsNot published

Special regimeNot published

Covered byNot published

Submission policyNot published

Selection criteriaNot published

Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published

No-engagement rationaleNot published

Planning documents0

Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

1

Statusactive

SupplierSAM TALBOT LIMITED

Contracts

1

Statusactive

Value£10,000

Documents & submission route

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Source data inventory

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Latest release ID	041096-2026
Latest release timestamp	Tue May 05 2026 13:36:35 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Source	find-a-tender
Official notice URL	Not published
Tender status	complete
Procurement method	Not published
Procurement method details	Below threshold - unknown
Main procurement category	Not published
Above threshold	Not published
Legal basis	2023/54
Tender period: start	Not published
Tender period: end	Not published
Expression of interest deadline	Not published
Enquiry deadline	Not published
Award period: start	Not published
Award period: end	Not published
Submission method details	Not published
Submission languages	Not published
Electronic catalogue policy	Not published
Total tender value	Not published
Tender lots in source	1
Tender items in source	0
Tender documents in source	0
Awards in latest release	1
Contracts in latest release	1
Parties in latest release	2

Notice history

Date	Event	Reference
5 May 2026	award, contract	041096-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON

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Complete JSON history (1 releases)

5 May 2026 · 041096-2026 · award, contract

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