Tender overview

Updated 26 February 2026

Buyer: British Library Board
Status: Complete
Procurement method: Below threshold - limited competition
Category: Not supplied
CPV classification: Not supplied
Tender period: Not supplied — Not supplied

Description

The British Library is seeking a supplier to carry out an external programme assurance review for the Library Services Systems Programme (LSSP), a major £8m digital programme, to provide assurance to the Senior Responsible Owner (SRO), BL executives and the BL Board. This review will be based on a combined IPA Gate Review 0 (Strategic Assessment) to assess the overall programme alongside the four active projects, which are in different stages of the project lifecycle. The ALMA Primo project is in operation having gone live in November 2025. The Rapido project is in the build phase with an expected go live in April 2026. The Digital Collection Preservation Repository project is in the build phase moving into delivery. The SAMI into Alma project is in the definition phase. Whilst the scoping details will need to be defined as part of the review planning process, it is expected to be a combined review covering

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02 Awards and contracts

Published award records

1 shown

Active

002790 EMPO Review

Awarded: Not supplied
Award value: Not supplied
Suppliers: 1
Signed contract: 26 February 2026

03 Organisations

Buyers, suppliers and other parties

2 parties

Buyer

British Library Board

96 Euston Road, London, UKI31, NW1 2DB, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PCXZ-9362-XQJM

Supplier

Firewood

22 Southwark Bridge, London, UKI44, SE1 9HF, United Kingdom

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04 Provenance

Source for this process

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