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002653 British Library Future Web Programme
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29 Oct 2026
- Primary CPV
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72212224 *
Web page editing software development services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Camden and City of London, London
- Value
- £5,090,000
- Contract
-
3 years Duration
02/10/2026 02/10/2029
- Contract Types
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72 *IT services: consulting, software & supp...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
96 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DB, United Kingdom · UKI31
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
British Library Board
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72212224 *
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Reference: 002653
The British Library has appointed a supplier to support delivery of its Future Web Programme, working alongside internal staff as a blended digital product team. Services include digital product development, software engineering, UX and design, user research and testing, content design, accessibility, quality assurance and project management. The supplier will support the development, enhancement and integration of the Library's web products and services, while building internal capability and transferring knowledge. Services will be delivered through two agile teams, with additional specialist resource called off as required
Awarded to
Full CPV breakdown
- 72212224 — Web page editing software development services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Central government
- Competition
- Restricted / competitive (suppliers are shortlisted first)
- Contract type
- Services
- Winning supplier
- SME
- Procurement method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Covered by GPA
- Yes
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 29 Oct 2026 17:54
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-067a39
- Notice ID
- 002653
Organisations on this notice
Supplier SME
2 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1EW, United Kingdom
GB-COH 07885631
Full notice record
76 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | British Library Board |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | 96 Euston Road |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | London |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | NW1 2DB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKI31 |
| Party 1 › Contact › Email | procurement@bl.uk |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Link | http://www.bl.uk |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public authority - central government |
| Party 2 › Name | MANIFESTO DIGITAL LIMITED |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | 2 Whitechapel Road |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | London |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | E1 1EW |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKI42 |
| Party 2 › Contact › Email | hello@manifesto.co.uk |
| Party 2 › Role | supplier |
| Party 2 › Link | https://manifesto.co.uk/ |
| Party 2 › Business size | sme |
| Party 2 › VCSEs | No |
| Party 2 › Public service mission organisation | No |
| Party 2 › Sheltered workshop | No |
Buyer
| Name | British Library Board |
Tender
| Title | 002653 British Library Future Web Programme |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | selective |
| Procedure | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Covered by | GPA |
| Lot › Status | complete |
| Document › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Description | Not published |
Awards
| Status | active |
| Category | services |
| Supplier › Name | MANIFESTO DIGITAL LIMITED |
| Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Web page editing software development services |
| Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Custom software development services |
| Item › CPV › CPV 3 › Description | World wide web (www) site design services |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UK |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
Contracts
| Title | 002653 British Library Future Web Programme |
| Status | active |
| Contract period › Start | 2 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period › End | 2 Oct 2029 |
| Contract period › Can be extended to | 7 Feb 2031 |
| Can be renewed | Yes |
| Renewal › Description | The contract may be extended by up to two further periods of 12 months each, at the British Library's discretion. The extensions may be used where there is an ongoing requirement for the services and continued delivery of the Future Web Programme and web roadmap. Each extension will be considered separately based on the requirements and progress of the programme. |
| Has options | Yes |
| Options › Description | The contract includes options to call off additional specialist resources and work packages against the agreed rate card, where required to deliver prioritised items within the Future Web Programme roadmap. |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £6,108,000 |
| Value › Value | £5,090,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Signed | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 1 › Title | To uphold the quality of www.bl.uk |
| Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 1 › Description | % of releases that meet the Library's quality standards for security, accessibility, sustainability, performance, and SEO and GEO (search and AI search) at the point of release |
| Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 1 › Observations › Contract period › Duration In Months | 12 |
| Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 2 › Title | To deliver programme work reliably and predictably |
| Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 2 › Description | % of sprint goals and objectives met across the quarter |
| Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 2 › Observations › Contract period › Duration In Months | 12 |
| Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 3 › Title | Successful delivery of web roadmap items, as agreed quarterly |
| Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 3 › Description | The strategy commits to new user-centred digital services that increase discovery and access for researchers and learners around the world. The quarterly roadmap is how those services reach users. |
| Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 3 › Observations › Contract period › Duration In Months | 12 |
| Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 4 › Title | Building capability of British Library web product team members and knowledge transfer |
| Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 4 › Description | Capability score, combining movement on the team's own skills self-assessment (60%) and participation in planned coaching, pairing and knowledge-transfer sessions (40%) |
| Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 4 › Observations › Contract period › Duration In Months | 12 |
| Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 5 › Title | Support and drive innovation that enables efficiency and the ability for the British Library to enhance user experience |
| Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 5 › Description | Number of innovation initiatives commenced in each quarter after being proposed by Manifesto and approved by the Library |
| Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 5 › Observations › Contract period › Duration In Months | 12 |
| Document › Document type | Contract notice |
| Document › Description | Contract details notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/102908-2026 |
| Document › Published | 29 Oct 2026 |