Top suppliers
Top suppliers to British Library Board
Top-five suppliers hold 86% 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.
Recent contracts
Latest British Library Board contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
002810 Culture Strategy development consultancy
RALPH APPELBAUM ASSOCIATES, INC. · 2026-09-06
£60K
002876 The Immortal Sisterhood
TISL Ltd · 2026-09-06
£16K
002863 AV HARDWARE TENDER FOR NORMANS EXHIBITION
ADi Audiovisual · 2026-08-27
£27K
International Dunhuang Programme (IDP) -Klnt
KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATION LTD · 2026-08-24
£35K
Print, bind and delivery
PBtisk a.s. · 2026-08-23
£12K
002821 External Board Effectiveness review
MENZIES LLP · 2026-08-19
£15K
002843 STAR Templestock shelving systems
TEMPLESTOCK LIMITED · 2026-08-16
£13K
Workspace Strategy Development & Related Services
JCR ADVISORS LTD · 2026-08-05
Repair works to Jumbrellas on the piazza
SEWFINE EXTERIORS LIMITED · 2026-07-29
002653 BRITISH LIBRARY FUTURE WEB PROGRAMME
MANIFESTO DIGITAL LIMITED · 2026-07-23
£5.1M
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Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, British Library Board typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
Print, bind and delivery
Expires: 2026-09-28
£12K
002716 Browsertix Webrecorder Cloud Service
Expires: 2026-09-30
£35K
002876 The Immortal Sisterhood
Expires: 2026-09-30
£16K
002821 External Board Effectiveness review
Expires: 2026-10-30
£15K
002690 Fairy Tales Transport Procurement
Expires: 2026-10-31
£34K
HR Optimisation Review
Expires: 2026-12-21
£50K
002734 British Library IT Applications Skills Development
Expires: 2027-01-31
£60K
002768 Employee Engagement Survey
Expires: 2027-02-28
£15K
Lot 3 - Buckram-covered enclosures for Library collections, including lettering
Expires: 2027-03-31
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.
82%
Awards to SMEs
86%
Top-5 supplier share
0%
Framework call-offs
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Awards to social enterprises
Around 82% of British Library Board’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to British Library Board
How much does British Library Board spend on procurement?
British Library Board awarded 72 contracts totalling £12.3M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 66 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £274K.
Who are British Library Board's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to British Library Board by total award value are MANIFESTO DIGITAL LIMITED, Preservica, Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited (MIOL). The top five suppliers together hold 86% of contract value.
What does British Library Board buy from suppliers?
British Library Board's procurement is concentrated in , alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-09-15
This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.
Source portals
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