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International Dunhuang Programme (IDP) -Klnt

British Library Board

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25 Aug 2026 at 13:26

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The British Library Board procured technical continuity services for the International Dunhuang Programme (IDP), a digital collections programme linking material from more than 35 institutions worldwide. The requirement covers infrastructure supporting the Programme’s public and private CIIM environments, image storage and application support. The purpose is to maintain the technical service and enable the Programme to expand its supporting infrastructure. This is an information technology software maintenance and support service, delivered in the United Kingdom. The buyer is the British Library Board, a central government public authority based at 96 Euston Road, London. The scope is relevant to suppliers providing ongoing support for digital collection platforms, software environments, hosted infrastructure, image repositories and related applications.

This procurement has been awarded and is complete. It used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, for one lot. The contract was signed on 25 August 2026 and runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029. The contract value is £35,244 excluding VAT, or £42,292.80 including VAT. The selected supplier is KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATION LTD. The award is active and relates to software maintenance services. The published data does not set out an evaluation weighting or scored award basis; the route was a below-threshold award without competition. The contract period indicates a substantial requirement for continuing technical support rather than a one-off implementation. The work is associated with the IDP’s digital infrastructure and image and application services.

For a future requirement of this kind, credible competitors would need demonstrable capability in maintaining information technology software used by international cultural or research collections. Relevant experience would include supporting CIIM or comparable digital collection platforms, integrating public and private infrastructure, managing image storage at collection scale and providing dependable application support. Suppliers should be able to preserve service continuity while extending infrastructure and supporting users and participating institutions across a distributed programme. The selected supplier’s role shows that the buyer values a specialist technology partner able to combine software maintenance with infrastructure and application expertise. Businesses with experience in libraries, archives, museums, research data or other complex digital repositories would be well placed to develop a focused capability for this buyer.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

International Dunhuang Programme (IDP) -Klnt

Notice Description

The IDP website currently links the collections of over 35 institutions worldwide. Technical continuity for the next few years of the Programme is essential to include the public and private side infrastructure for the CIIM, as well as image storage and application support to expand to include the public and private side infrastructure for the CIIM, as well as image storage and application support.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06eb96
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080849-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72267100 - Maintenance of information technology software

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£35,244 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Aug 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
25 Aug 20262 days ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 3-4 years
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
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
NW1 2DB
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATION LTD

Further Information

Notice Documents

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