National Library of Scotland: tenders, sectors & how to win their contracts

National Library of Scotland has published 25 tenders in United Kingdom.

Its buying spans 7 CPV divisions, most often printed matter and related products.

Across 10 awarded contracts the median value is £455.5k.

Its published awards total £10.3m.

How to win their contracts

Measured from National Library of Scotland's own published record — no estimates, no generic advice.

Plan for about 33 days to prepare a bid — that is the median gap between publication and deadline across 7 of their tenders.
They publish about 0.4 tenders a month, measured over 64 months of history.
Half of their 10 awarded contracts are worth £455.5k or less — size your bid to that range.
Most of their buying falls in printed matter and related products, software package and information systems, it services: consulting, software development, internet and support.
Their most frequent suppliers are Richard Irvin FM Limited (2), Conservation By Design Limited (2) — expect to bid against incumbents who already know this buyer.

Tender	Winner	Tender closed	Contract Value
Cloud - Based Computerised Maintenance Management System	Concerto Support Services	19 February 2026	£150k
National Library of Scotland Facilities Management - Multi L...	Richard Irvin FM Limited	4 July 2022	£4.5m
The National Library of Scotland Project Management and Prof...	Turner & Townsend PLC	-	£1.5m
The complete purchase of a Box Cutting Machine - including d...	Conservation By Design Limited	-	£125k
Archival Boxboard	KLUG-CONSERVATION, Walter Klug GmbH & Co. KG	-	£577k
Causewayside Compartment Damper and Associated Works – Major...	Richard Irvin FM Limited	-	£2.2m

Supplier	Contracts	Total Value
Richard Irvin FM Limited	2	£6.7m
Conservation By Design Limited	2	£125k