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Published 26 Feb 2026, 13:47 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

002790 EMPO Review · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: British Library (Central government)

Below threshold - limited competition
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£20,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 26 Feb 2026
Awarded to Firewood

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The British Library is seeking a supplier to carry out an external programme assurance

review for the Library Services Systems Programme (LSSP), a major £8m digital

programme, to provide assurance to the Senior Responsible Owner (SRO), BL executives

and the BL Board. This review will be based on a combined IPA Gate Review 0 (Strategic

Assessment) to assess the overall programme alongside the four active projects, which are

in different stages of the project lifecycle. The ALMA Primo project is in operation having

gone live in November 2025. The Rapido project is in the build phase with an expected go

live in April 2026. The Digital Collection Preservation Repository project is in the build phase

moving into delivery. The SAMI into Alma project is in the definition phase. Whilst the

scoping details will need to be defined as part of the review planning process, it is expected

to be a combined review covering

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
79212110 Corporate governance rating services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - limited competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
26 Feb 2026, 13:47 GMT
Last source update
26 Feb 2026, 13:47 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-017350
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065d14 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    26 Feb 2026, 13:47 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £20,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Feb 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
FirewoodSME£20,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · FirewoodSME

    Signed
    26 Feb 2026
    Value
    £20,000
    Period
    1 Apr 2026 – 29 May 2026
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

British Library Board

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PCXZ-9362-XQJM 96 Euston Road, London, London, NW1 2DBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • FirewoodAwarded supplier 22 Southwark Bridge, London, London, SE1 9HFContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender