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Published 4 Nov 2026, 16:40 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

002894 PLR library loans data

Official notice

Authority: British Library Board (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition
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 description

Provision 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 published

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £45,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Nov 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
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-07b355 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    4 Nov 2026, 16:40 GMT
    UK7

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
  • CIVICA UK LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01628868GB-PPON: PCMJ-9641-QWWM Southbank Central, 30 Stamford Street, London, London, SE1 9LQContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

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