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002876 The Immortal Sisterhood

British Library

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09 Sep 2026 at 14:22

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The British Library Board commissioned cultural and live-performance services for The Immortal Sisterhood Ensemble. The work comprised two performances of The Immortal Sisterhood Live, combining spoken words and live music. The production explores the histories of 12 remarkable women across different centuries and continents, including women represented in the British Library’s collections. This is a cultural production rather than a supply of goods or construction work, classified under recreational, cultural and sporting services. The buying organisation is the British Library Board, based in London, and the activity is recorded as taking place in the United Kingdom. Suppliers relevant to this requirement would work in live performance, music production, cultural programming, historical storytelling or related arts services.

This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. The British Library Board used a below-threshold direct award without competition for one lot. TISL Ltd was selected as the supplier. The contract was signed on 7 September 2026 and runs from 7 September 2026 to 30 September 2026. Its value is £16,000 excluding VAT, or £19,200 including VAT. The contract and award are recorded as active. The requirement was evaluated through the direct-award route rather than a competitive tender, and the published outcome relates to the two-performance live production described above. The procurement was below the applicable threshold.

For competing suppliers, this award is evidence that the British Library commissions compact, audience-facing cultural productions linked to its collections and public programme. A credible future competitor would need to deliver a complete live event combining researched historical narratives, spoken performance and live music, while handling stories drawn from different periods, continents and the Library’s holdings. Relevant strengths would include artistic direction, ensemble or production management, performance delivery, music provision, cultural research and the ability to turn collection-related material into an engaging public show. The selected supplier was an SME, indicating that this scale and type of cultural commission can be delivered by a smaller specialist business rather than only by a large production company.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

002876 The Immortal Sisterhood

Notice Description

The Immortal Sisterhood Ensemble. Two performances of words and live music production called The Immortal Sisterhood Live. The show is based around the histories of 12 remarkable women across centuries and continents, including women who are featured in the British Library collections.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f5c2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085434-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

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

92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

CPV Codes

92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£16,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Sep 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
7 Sep 2026 - 30 Sep 2026 30 days
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
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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

TISL Ltd

Further Information

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