Buyer profile · Public body
National Library of Scotland tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 3
- About one every 122 days
- Contracts awarded
- 3
- To 3 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £908k
- 3 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £181k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 0
- 0 coming up
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
National Library of Scotland has no tenders open right now.
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 3 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)67%
- Direct award (no competition)33%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow National Library of Scotland has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Advertised openly
- 67%
- Higher than 53% of other public bodies
- Based on 6 procurements
- Direct awards
- 33%
- Higher than 60% of other public bodies
- Based on 6 procurements
Compared with other other public bodies
National Library of Scotland: 67%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 36 |
| 10–20% | 34 |
| 20–30% | 25 |
| 30–40% | 14 |
| 40–50% | 18 |
| 50–60% | 23 |
| 60–70% | 28 |
| 70–80% | 17 |
| 80–90% | 29 |
| 90–100% | 96 |
Each column is a group of other public bodies with similar figures. The coloured column holds National Library of Scotland.See the full scoreboard
Contracts ending in the next 90 days
Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.
No contracts we hold from National Library of Scotland end in the next 90 days.
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Solution | Brightwire | — | 16 Jul 2026 |
| Archival Boxboard | KLUG-CONSERVATION, Walter Klug GmbH & Co. KG | — | 3 Jul 2026 |
| Cloud - Based Computerised Maintenance Management System | Concerto Support Services Limited | — | 19 Feb 2026 |
| Virtual Servers | XMA Limited | — | 22 Oct 2025 |
| Cloud Hosting | Amazon Web Services EMEA Sarl | — | 20 Aug 2025 |
| Supply of Archival Boxboard | Conservation By Design Limited | — | 5 Jan 2022 |
| Design, Editing, Production and Distribution Services for Discover Magazine,other Library Publications and associated services | Connect Publications (Scotland) Ltd | — | 3 Dec 2020 |