Notice Information
Notice Title
002653 Tender for British Library Future Web Programme
Notice Description
The British Library will imminently be seeking suppliers for our Future Web Programme. The programme seeks to implement a blended model product team comprised of British Library staff and supplier developers/engineers and strategists working in two agile teams. This digital product team will focus on delivery of our web roadmap for the next 2.5 years for our website and web products, iterating on a new website launched in July 2025.
Planning Information
In November 2025 we explored the possibility of procuring to deliver six of the priority items in our roadmap. We invited a range of agencies who have either previously tendered for web delivery for the Library, are currently or have previously delivering aspects of web support or work in the past, and who have had no prior contact with the Library to respond to a brief to advise on proposed timings and costs. This brief will be issued as an Appendix to the draft ITT included at PSQ stage. One of the agencies included Q42 (who delivered our new website in July 2025) On reviewing responses to this market engagement exercise we re-examined our proposed web roadmap and determined the below brief would deliver better efficiencies and digital products for our website.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-065f57
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018349-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
48783000 - Content management software package
72212220 - Internet and intranet software development services
72212224 - Web page editing software development services
72413000 - World wide web (www) site design services
72415000 - World wide web (www) site operation host services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £5,090,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 Mar 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 3 Mar 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 24 Jun 2026 - 25 Dec 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BRITISH LIBRARY
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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/018349-2026
2nd March 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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