Notice Information
Notice Title
002640 Transport assembly and dispersal of loan items for Secret Maps exhibition
Notice Description
002640 Transport assembly and dispersal of loan items for Secret Maps exhibition. The British Library will be mounting the above exhibition next year. Borrow 23 objects from 13 lenders. Require transport and packing of these loans for assembly into and dispersal from the British Library.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05573f
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036631-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
-
- CPV Codes
60161000 - Parcel transport services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £23,315 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 Jul 20257 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 30 Jun 20257 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Jul 2025 - 31 Jan 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BRITISH LIBRARY
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@bl.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- NW1 2DB
- Post Town
- North West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI36 Camden
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Camden
- Electoral Ward
- St Pancras & Somers Town
- Westminster Constituency
- Holborn and St Pancras
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036631-2025
2nd July 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
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