Top suppliers
Top suppliers to British Library Board
Top-five suppliers hold 67% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What British Library Board buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
92510000
9251000072310000
7231000092520000
9252000063120000
6312000072410000
7241000035120000
3512000071330000
7133000045210000
4521000072220000
7222000039150000
3915000072250000
7225000032320000
3232000032420000
3242000080510000
8051000079980000
7998000030210000
3021000044110000
4411000048320000
4832000032340000
3234000048220000
48220000Recent contracts
Latest British Library Board contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
002787: AGATHA CHRISTIE: A WORLD OF MYSTERY TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS BUILD PRINCIPAL CONTRACTOR
SETWORKS LIMITED · 2026-05-20
£363K
002713 British Library Conservation, Bindery & Enclosures Framework
THE BOOKENDS BINDERY LTD · 2026-05-20
£1.3M
002738 Registered Building Controller for BSR
BUREAU VERITAS UK LIMITED · 2026-05-13
£35K
002789 Agatha Christie Exhibition PR campaign
SAM TALBOT LIMITED · 2026-05-05
£10K
002804 Two Director Roles
TMP ADVISORY LIMITED · 2026-04-30
£42K
002562 Off-site Storage and retrieval of Master Negative Microfilm Collection
British Film Institute · 2026-04-24
£550K
002721 BOSTON SPA RENEWED - FOYLE VIEWING GALLERY INTERPRETATION PROJECT
THE CREATIVE CORE GROUP LTD. · 2026-04-24
£196K
002792 Reconstruction of Copyright Zoning and Creator Information
SBL INFOTECH UK LIMITED · 2026-04-23
£43K
Exhibition Epson projector and Lens
ADi Audiovisual · 2026-04-22
£14K
002802 CEO Recruitment project
GATENBYSANDERSON LIMITED · 2026-04-22
£33K
Sony Electricals
PROACTIVE UK LIMITED · 2026-04-22
£12K
VMware Cloud Foundation
PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITED · 2026-03-19
£42K
HPE Aruba 6200F 24G Class4 PoE 4SFP+370W Switch
BALLICOM LIMITED · 2026-03-19
£73K
RHEL Subscription Academic Site
NEXSTOR LIMITED · 2026-03-19
£26K
Lot 1 - Conservation of volumes covered in leather, cloth, buckram or paper as well as general paper conservation
DOWNIE ALLISON DOWNIE LIMITED · 2026-03-19
£1.8M
Print,bind and deliver copies of BL publication Shadoes over Cymru
GUTENBERG PRESS LTD · 2026-03-19
£14K
002781 BL Corporate & Cultural Events - Portable Professional Sound System Purchase
Unique Media Ltd · 2026-03-17
£42K
002769 STAR Design of hoarding graphics
D8 · 2026-03-16
£13K
002736 British Library CCTV Upgrade
INTEGRATED SECURITY DESIGN LIMITED · 2026-03-16
£183K
002750 Living Knowledge Network Portable Activity Unit
Sam Brown Design · 2026-03-11
£60K
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Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
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Ongoing work by Buro Happold in their roles as M&E services consultant and Principal Designer on Building 33 to include additional work and prolongation fees
Expires: 2026-07-31
£354K
Lot 1 - Conservation of volumes covered in leather, cloth, buckram or paper as well as general paper conservation
Expires: 2027-03-31
£1.8M
002652 Shared Repository Service
Expires: 2027-03-31
£297K
Market analysis
Bidding into British Library Board — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
67%
Top-5 supplier share
17d
Avg response window
17d
Median response window
29mo
Avg contract duration
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to British Library Board
How much does British Library Board spend on procurement?
British Library Board awarded 53 contracts totalling £9.9M between 2023-06-17 and 2026-06-17, working with 46 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £186K.
Who are British Library Board's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to British Library Board by total award value are PRESERVICA LTD, Preservica, BURO HAPPOLD LIMITED. The top five suppliers together hold 67% of contract value.
What does British Library Board buy from suppliers?
British Library Board's procurement is concentrated in 92510000, 72310000, 92520000, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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What's the typical response window for British Library Board tenders?
British Library Board typically gives suppliers a median of 17 days to respond (average 17 days). Standard contract duration is around 29 months.
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Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-06-17
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