Notice Information
Notice Title
002721 BOSTON SPA RENEWED - FOYLE VIEWING GALLERY INTERPRETATION PROJECT
Notice Description
The British Library requires a supplier to deliver the interpretation, content, design and build services for the Foyle Viewing Gallery Interpretation Project in our new Building 33 storage facility as part of the redevelopment of our Boston Spa site. The successful contractor must ensure that the Foyle Viewing Gallery and interpretation within it increases visitor insight into the British Library's collections and activities. The space will present the vast collections held in the internationally significant Boston Spa facility, reveal how they are managed and distributed and explain how the collection is used for inspiration and research in many different fields.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-068ad0
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037643-2026
- 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
92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
-
- CPV Codes
92521100 - Museum-exhibition services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £196,050 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 Apr 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 20 Apr 20263 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 20 Apr 2026 - 31 Jul 2026 1-6 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 BOARD
- Additional Buyers
- 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)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Southwark
- Electoral Ward
- Chaucer
- Westminster Constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037643-2026
24th April 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
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