Official UK procurement notice
002894 PLR library loans data
Authority: British Library Board (Central government)
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£45,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 3 Nov 2026no call for competition
Awarded to CIVICA UK LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of a managed Public Lending Right (PLR) library borrowing data service by Civica UK Ltd, including collection and submission of borrowing data from approximately 130 participating library authorities, administration of reimbursement arrangements on their behalf, ongoing service management and support, data connection management, onboarding of new authorities, and provision of borrowing data in the agreed PLR format and frequency under a fixed annual service agreement.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £45,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Nov 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CIVICA UK LIMITED | £45,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · CIVICA UK LIMITED
- Signed
- 3 Nov 2026
- Value
- £45,000
- Period
- 4 Nov 2026 – 2 Nov 2029
- Status
- active
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Nov 2026, 16:40 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Nov 2026, 16:40 GMT
- Authority reference
002894- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-104877- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07b355Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published4 Nov 2026, 16:40 GMTUK7
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CIVICA UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender