AwardedAwarded 6 February 2026
002604 Digital Preservation Repository
British Library · Central government
In brief
British Library awarded IT and software work to Preservica Ltd on 6 February 2026.
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What the notice says
A commercial Digital Preservation Repository solution with capabilities for large scale acquisition and preservation of the British Library's digital collection content.
Who won
| Winner | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Preservica Ltd (SME) 8 bids received | £2,398,500 | Awarded 22 December 2025 7 February 2026 to 6 February 2032 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Contract award notice · UK6, notice 085746-2025
- Contract details notice · UK7, notice 012490-2026
Last time this was bought
002652 Shared Repository Service
- Won by
- 4Science S.p.A.
- Awarded
- 18 December 2025
- Value
- £296,650
- Bids
- 9
- Contract ends
- 31 March 2027
Matched on British Library, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.
About the buyer
British LibraryLast 12 months
Procurements
82Awards
71Suppliers it has used most for IT and software
- 4Science S.p.A.1 contract
- 4d Sas1 contract
- Civica UK Limited1 contract
- Generation Digital Limited1 contract
- Generation Digital Software Limited1 contract
Similar open tenders
All open IT and software tenders- £200kestimated
- £23mframework ceiling
- Value not stated
- £1.5mestimated
- £6mestimated
From notice 085746-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 23 December 2025, last updated 11 February 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.