At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs
Bibliotheca Ltd has won £14.0bn across 65 public-sector buyers, with 34 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.
Why: top buyer Government Commercial Agency at 100% · 52% in Office & computing · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.
ESG & policies vault · 0/5
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Capabilities
What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.
- 350_19 Library Solutions and Systems (September 2019)
- 376E_20 eBooks, eAudiobooks and Print Books
- Supply and Maintenance of Self Service Library Kiosks
- Library Self Service and Technology Assisted Opening
- Supply of Books, Downloads and Associated Services - Y20018
- Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Self-Service Kiosks and Maintenance
Extracted automatically from bibliotheca.com on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.
Case studies
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Buyer references
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No buyer references yet
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Accreditations & memberships
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No accreditations recorded
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KPI performance
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No verified KPI scores yet
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Contracts · 34 live · 51 historic
Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.
| Title | Buyer | CPV | Awarded | Value | Term | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government Commercial Agency | — | 06 Aug 2026 | £14.0bn | 4 yrs | pending | |
| Kirklees Council | 72250000 | 30 Jun 2026 | £67k | 3 yrs | Live | |
| Cambridgeshire County Council | 92500000 | 01 Apr 2026 | £220k | 4 yrs | Live | |
| Somerset Council | 39155100 | 01 Dec 2025 | — | 7 yrs | Live | |
| Manchester City Council | 48160000 | 22 Jan 2026 | £334k | 5 yrs | Live | |
| Wolverhampton City Council | 30238000 | 05 Sept 2025 | £206k | 7 yrs | Live | |
| Royal Holloway and Bedford New College | 72000000 | 01 Aug 2025 | £45k | 3 yrs | Live | |
| Leicestershire County Council | 48000000 | 03 May 2025 | £163k | 2 yrs | Live | |
| Cheshire West and Chester Council | 30000000 | 01 Mar 2025 | £60k | 2 yrs | Live | |
| Hampshire County Council | 92510000 | 01 Jan 2025 | £64k | 1.5 yrs | Closed |
Top buyers · 65 buyers · top 3 = 100%
Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.
Category mix
CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 52%.
Geography
Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.
Peers
Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Bibliotheca Ltd highlighted.
| Supplier | SME? | Awarded · 24m | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|
BI Bibliotheca Ltd | Yes | £14.0bn | — |
| No | £131.7m | 5 | |
| No | £30.3m | 2 | |
| Yes | £30.0m | 1 | |
| No | £25.5m | 6 | |
| Yes | £18.3m | 2 |
Red flags · 0 active
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Compliance scorecard
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Modifications
Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.
No modifications recorded
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News mentions
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No news mentions found
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Companies House
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Registered details
- Company no.
- 02983151
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private limited
- Incorporated
- 25 Oct 1994
- Reg. office
- Landmark House Station Road, Cheadle Hulme, Cheadle, Cheshire, SK8 7BS
- SIC codes
- 62090
- Last accounts
- 31 Dec 2024
- Next accounts due
- 30 Sept 2026
Directors & PSC
- FRANCOM, Steven — directorAppointed 01 Jul 2024
- HOPWOOD, Jim — directorAppointed 20 Sept 2023
- MILLICAN, Christopher — directorAppointed 20 Sept 2023
- Bibliotheca Holding Two Ltd — person with significant controlsignificant influence or control
Financial
Filed accounts from Companies House.
No financial filings on record
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Org tree
Group structure and ownership.
Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.
Social value
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No social-value commitments yet
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