Official UK procurement notice
Storage of the British Library's RMS and Sound Archive Collection
Authority: British Library Board (Central government)
Sectors: Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services (63) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£174,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 30 Jun 2026
Awarded to Compass Minerals Storage & Archives Limited, trading as ‘DeepStore’
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Supplier shall provide long-term storage services for the British Library's RMS and Sound Archive collections together with retrieval, transport and return services as described within this specification.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - award under framework
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Call-off under a framework
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Aug 2026, 07:54 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Aug 2026, 07:54 BST
- Authority reference
002828- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-079241- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e818Find a Tender
Related procedures1
- Call-off under framework Records Information Management, Digital Solutions and Associated Services 2
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published20 Aug 2026, 07:54 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £174,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Jun 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compass Minerals Storage & Archives Limited, trading as ‘DeepStore’ | £174,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Compass Minerals Storage & Archives Limited, trading as ‘DeepStore’
- Signed
- 30 Jun 2026
- Value
- £174,000
- Period
- 1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2028 · up to 30 Jun 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 2x12month optional extensions
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- COMPASS MINERALS STORAGE & ARCHIVES 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