Published date: 13 December 2021

Last edited date: 18 January 2022

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 24 January 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Bookbinding services - 79971200

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£1,000,000

Procurement reference

BIP645479973

Published date

13 December 2021

Closing date

24 January 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Text to be corrected in the original notice:
Instead of: 24 January 2022
Time: 12:00
Read New: 31 January 2022
Time: 12:00
Other additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
The British Library is seeking to establish a framework arrangement with a number of companies who can demonstrate their capability in providing high quality conservation and binding services to Library collections.

This tender will include a variety of 'lots' based on types of treatment, and tenderers are invited to bid for any combination of lots, which fall broadly into the three following categories:

Lot 1 - Conservation of volumes covered in leather, cloth, buckram or paper as well as general paper conservation
Lot 2 - Rebinding and binding of unbound material, including lettering
Lot 3 - Buckram-covered enclosures for Library collections, including lettering

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About the buyer

Address

96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB
UK

Telephone

+441937546387

Email

andy.kemp@bl.uk