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# Publication Distribution Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/publication-distribution-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0375c8). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** British Library: "Publication Distribution Service". Published status: active. Published Value: £600,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 16 Nov 2022, 17:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.delta-esourcing.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [British Library](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/british-library-gov-pb166)
- **Published Value:** £600,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 16 November 2022 at 17:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Storage and retrieval services, Storage and warehousing services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/publication-distribution-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0375c8#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0375c8`

## 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/publication-distribution-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0375c8#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.delta-esourcing.com%2Ftenders%2FUK-title%2FX4RH57DVBD)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/publication-distribution-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0375c8#participate

## Description
The British Library’s (BL) Publishing department produces original non-fiction and classic reprinted fiction for audiences around the world. In recent years, BL Publishing has become a significant source of commercial revenue for the Library as well as increasing access and understanding of its wide-ranging collections. It has refocused away from specialist scholarly markets and built a successful reputation as a small independent trade publisher.
This tender is for the provision of a modern storage and distribution service for the BL's publications, with an electronic ordering, invoicing and account management facility, and the supply to the BL of financial information relating to these transactions in a fully downloadable format.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 63121000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £600,000
- **Description:** The British Library’s (BL) Publishing department produces original non-fiction and classic reprinted fiction for audiences around the world. In recent years, BL Publishing has become a significant source of commercial revenue for the Library as well ...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F032138-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-11-14T10:05:09.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T07:23:27.398Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0375c8