Skip to content
SLETOR
ClosedIT services

002505 Shared Repository Service[E16]

London, United KingdomBritish Library[E1]

Sign in to track this bidAdd deadline to calendar

In plain English

What they want
The British Library is seeking suppliers for the Shared Repository Service (https://iro.bl.uk/) for its next phase of operation from April 2025 - March 2028 (36 months). The service currently provides discovery and access to over 16,000 research outputs, including articles, datasets, conference contributions, theses etc.
Who can bid
No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline
Buyer's deadline: 24 Jan 2025, 12:00 UTC. UTC: 24 Jan 2025, 12:00 UTC.
Published 20 Dec 2024.
Value
GBP 415,000
Buyer
British LibrarySee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply
Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents

The tender documents for this notice are on the buyer's own portal, usually behind a free supplier registration. We link to them and do not fetch them, so the report is based on the notice only.

This opportunity is closed and its deadline has passed. Reports are not available for it.

Deadline[E4]
24 Jan 2025, 12:00 UTC
Value[E17]
GBP 415,000
Published[E14]
20 Dec 2024
Procedure[E13]
Open procedure
Source
UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked
2 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

The British Library is seeking suppliers for the Shared Repository Service (https://iro.bl.uk/) for its next phase of operation from April 2025 - March 2028 (36 months). The service currently provides discovery and access to over 16,000 research outputs, including articles, datasets, conference contributions, theses etc. It is a well-used service, with 809,262 views, 200,893 sessions, and 24,938 item requests between April 2023 - March 2024.[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

  • ConditionDelivery location: British Oversea Territories.[E8]
  • ConditionDelivery location: Channel Islands.[E9]
  • ConditionDelivery location: Europe.[E10]
  • ConditionDelivery location: Isle of Man.[E6]
  • ConditionDelivery location: Rest of the World.[E11]
  • ConditionDelivery location: United Kingdom.[E7]
  • The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

  • UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

  1. First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC

    The deadline (2025-01-24T12:00:00.000Z) has passed.

    Source document 468beb6f-1c24-42ff-b151-43b7911c053b-812997

Evidence

17 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

  1. E1

    The buyer is British Library.

    Document 468beb6f-1c24-42ff-b151-43b7911c053b-812997, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  2. E2

    The notice is classified under CPV 72000000 (IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support).

    Document 468beb6f-1c24-42ff-b151-43b7911c053b-812997, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  3. E3

    Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.

    “UK”

    Document 468beb6f-1c24-42ff-b151-43b7911c053b-812997, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  4. E4

    Tenders must be submitted by 24 Jan 2025, 12:00 UTC.

    “2025-01-24T12:00:00Z”

    Document 468beb6f-1c24-42ff-b151-43b7911c053b-812997, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  5. E5

    The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.

    “The British Library is seeking suppliers for the Shared Repository Service (https://iro.bl.uk/) for its next phase of operation from April 2025 - March 2028 (36 months). The service currently provides discovery and access to over 16,000 research outputs, including articles, data…”

    Document 468beb6f-1c24-42ff-b151-43b7911c053b-812997, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  6. E6

    Delivery location: Isle of Man.

    Document 468beb6f-1c24-42ff-b151-43b7911c053b-812997, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/3, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  7. E7

    Delivery location: United Kingdom.

    Document 468beb6f-1c24-42ff-b151-43b7911c053b-812997, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/5, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  8. E8

    Delivery location: British Oversea Territories.

    Document 468beb6f-1c24-42ff-b151-43b7911c053b-812997, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  9. E9

    Delivery location: Channel Islands.

    Document 468beb6f-1c24-42ff-b151-43b7911c053b-812997, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/1, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  10. E10

    Delivery location: Europe.

    Document 468beb6f-1c24-42ff-b151-43b7911c053b-812997, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/2, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  11. E11

    Delivery location: Rest of the World.

    Document 468beb6f-1c24-42ff-b151-43b7911c053b-812997, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/4, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  12. E12

    This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.

    “tender”

    Document 468beb6f-1c24-42ff-b151-43b7911c053b-812997, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  13. E13

    The procedure is: Open procedure.

    Document 468beb6f-1c24-42ff-b151-43b7911c053b-812997, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  14. E14

    The notice was published on 20 Dec 2024.

    “2024-12-20T13:15:03Z”

    Document 468beb6f-1c24-42ff-b151-43b7911c053b-812997, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  15. E15

    Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.

    Document 468beb6f-1c24-42ff-b151-43b7911c053b-812997, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  16. E16

    The notice is titled "002505 Shared Repository Service".

    Document 468beb6f-1c24-42ff-b151-43b7911c053b-812997, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  17. E17

    The stated value is GBP 415,000.

    “415000 GBP”

    Document 468beb6f-1c24-42ff-b151-43b7911c053b-812997, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

Contains public sector information from Contracts Finder, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (opens in a new tab). Personal contact details in notices are not stored or shown.