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002713 British Library Conservation, Bindery & Enclosures Framework

Buyer: British Library Board →

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BuyerBritish Library Board
StatusAwarded
Deadline2 Feb 2026
Value£1,800,000
Published20 May 2026

What is being bought

The British Library is establishing a framework arrangement with suppliers who can demonstrate their capability in providing high quality conservation and binding services to Library collections. This Tender is divided into 3 Lots and the classification of lots is based on types of treatment, as stated below. 1.Lot 1 - Conservation of volumes covered in leather, cloth, buckram or paper as well as general paper conservation 2.Lot 2 - Rebinding and binding of unbound material, including lettering 3.Lot 3 - Buckram-covered enclosures for Library collections, including lettering

Lot details

Lot Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Lot 2.Lot 2

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Lot Lot 3

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementYes
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byGPA
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Contracts

Lot 1 - Conservation of volumes covered in leather, cloth, buckram or paper as well as general paper conservation

Statusactive
Value£1,260,000

Lot 2. Rebinding and binding of unbound material, including lettering

Statusactive
Value£360,000

Lot 3 - Buckram-covered enclosures for Library collections, including lettering

Statusactive
Value£180,000

Documents & submission route

  • Not published

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0600dd
Latest release ID046534-2026
Latest release timestampWed May 20 2026 14:29:33 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001016-2026
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source3
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source1
Awards in latest release3
Contracts in latest release3
Parties in latest release8

Notice history

DateEventReference
20 May 2026award, contract046534-2026
19 Mar 2026award, contract025133-2026
7 Jan 2026tender001016-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (3 releases)
20 May 2026 · 046534-2026 · award, contract
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19 Mar 2026 · 025133-2026 · award, contract
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7 Jan 2026 · 001016-2026 · tender
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