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Published 23 Jan 2026, 07:50 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

002628 Website redevelopment, hosting and support of the IDP Website

Official notice

Authority: British Library (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£182,503published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 23 Jan 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Surface Impression

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Website redevelopment, hosting and support of the IDP website with the British Library linking the collections of over 35 institutions worldwide spanning the history of the Silk Roads

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
72212224 Web page editing software development services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
23 Jan 2026, 07:50 GMT
Last source update
6 Feb 2026, 13:42 GMT
Authority reference
002628
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-010959
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060cdd Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Absence of competition for technical reasons and that there are no reasonable alternatives

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

3 Feb 2026 → 6 Feb 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends266 days ago
    3 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  2. Notice published264 days ago
    6 Feb 2026, 13:42 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jan 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    23 Jan 2026, 07:50 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    23 Jan 2026, 07:59 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    4 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    6 Feb 2026, 13:42 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £182,5031 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Feb 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Surface ImpressionSME4 Feb 2026 – 31 Mar 2029£182,50323 Jan 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Surface ImpressionSME

    Signed
    6 Feb 2026
    Value
    £182,503
    Period
    6 Feb 2026 – 31 Mar 2029
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: Under 5M

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

British Library Board

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PCXZ-9362-XQJM 96 Euston Road, London, London, NW1 2DBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Surface Impression LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 4168292GB-PPON: PRPG-1748-XWVW The Werks, 15-17 Middle Street, Brighton, South East, BN1 1ALContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender