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# 002790 EMPO Review

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/002790-empo-review-ocds-h6vhtk-065d14). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** British Library: "002790 EMPO Review". 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:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £20,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/002790-empo-review-ocds-h6vhtk-065d14#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-065d14`

## 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/002790-empo-review-ocds-h6vhtk-065d14#tl-md)

## 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

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79212110
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

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

  - Supplier(s): **Firewood**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-175497`
  - Value: £20,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £20,000
  - Signed Date: 26/02/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F017350-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-02-26T13:47:21.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T09:16:50.645Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-065d14