British Film Institute

Contract awards

• EditShare Hardware Components eAuction

  Location: London

  Awarded contractContract ends 30 Nov, 202625 daysValue £119.35kSource Find a Tender

  We seek to procure and integrate two new EditShare hardware components in order to expand and integrate our existing EditShare estate to form a cluster with a dedicated Metadata Controller server.

  Awarded to Tyrell Content Creation Tools Ireland Limited

• QNAP NAS Device (New)

  Location: London

  Awarded contractContract ends 10 Nov, 20265 daysValue £73.96kSource Find a Tender

  We seek to procure a QNAP NAS device, fully populated with drives. Installation will be required into our operational network in the BFI National Archive Conservation Centre in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire.

  Awarded to BSL-IT Ltd

• Leadership and Management Training (Empower) programme

  Location: London

  Awarded contractContract ends 12 Oct, 202823 monthsValue £157.00kSource Find a Tender

  The British Film Institute (BFI) is tendering for a Learning and Management Training programme (internally known as Empower). This procurement is being conducted under the Light Touch Regime, in accordance with PA2023. The winning bidder will integrate our BFI Culture Drivers and Line Management Principles with off-the

  Awarded to Just Add Water Management Ltd

• Process Evaluation of BFI FAN and Network Programmes

  Location: London

  Awarded contractContract ends 28 Jun, 20278 monthsValue £45.50kSource Find a Tender

  The BFI wishes to commission an evaluator to deliver a process evaluation of two key National Lottery programmes: BFI Film Audience Network (FAN) and BFI NETWORK, covering the period 2023 to 2029. Both programmes operate a UK-wide delivery model, though they differ in their structure and implementation. A key strategic

  Awarded to Bigger Picture Research

• UK Global Screen Fund Framework for Promoting UK Screen Services.

  Location: London

  Awarded contractContract ends 30 Sept, 202935 monthsSource Find a Tender

  The UK Global Screen Fund (UKGSF) is designed to boost international development, production, distribution, and promotional opportunities for the UK’s independent screen sector. It targets support across the screen sector, including film, TV, documentary, animation and interactive narrative games content. It is aimed a

  Awarded to Premier Public Relations Ltd, Ideas By Music Limited, Four Marketing and Media Limited

• Evaluation Services for Film Academy 2026 to 2029

  Location: London

  Awarded contractContract ends 1 Sept, 202934 monthsValue £149.92kSource Find a Tender

  The BFI is seeking to work with a supplier over the full duration of the 2026 to 2029 programme to help drive a refreshed Monitoring and Evaluation Plan from inception right through to final reporting. The supplier is expected to have the appropriate knowledge and expertise to support the BFI to create a new Monitoring

  Awarded to MEL RESEARCH LIMITED

• Ticketing and Membership Systems Services 2025

  Location: London

  Awarded contractContract ends 16 Aug, 202933 monthsValue £672.00kSource Find a Tender

  This procurement is for the implementation of a ticketing & membership platform and integration with other in-scope systems. This platform is one of BFI’s business critical systems and is used to support a number of different ‘What’s On’ digital services. It is essential that we test the market and ensure that after 15

  Awarded to Spektrix Limited

• T-950 LumOS Upgrade Kits - eAuction

  Location: London

  Awarded contractPublished 8 Jul, 2026Value £69.50kSource Find a Tender

  We have two Spectra Logic T-950 data tape libraries, purchased in 2015, integrated with two Black Pearl gateway appliances, and under SpectraGuard support and maintenance contracts with Spectra Logic. We seek to purchase: • 2 x LumOS Upgrade Kits, to include the full hardware upgrades required for the 2 T-950s • 2 x Lu

  Awarded to Soluble Limited

• BFI London Film Festival Print Branding Services

  Location: London

  Awarded contractContract ends 12 Jul, 202820 monthsValue £1.00Source Find a Tender

  The BFI London Film Festival (https://bfi.org.uk/lff) is the United Kingdom’s largest public film event and takes place over 12 days every October in London and around the UK. We are tendering for a provider for a full-service solution for event branding print, installation and de-rig during the BFI London Film Festiv

  Awarded to NEWMAN DISPLAYS LIMITED

• Security Services for BFI Events and Festivals

  Location: London

  Awarded contractContract ends 30 Jun, 202820 monthsValue £500.00kSource Find a Tender

  The British Film Institute is tendering to engage a provider of a full-service solution for BFI Events and Festivals security provision and planning for cultural and corporate events at BFI Venues and London cultural and hospitality venues throughout the year. This will include: • concurrent red carpet event security p

  Awarded to PACE PRESTIGE SERVICES LTD

• Sight & Sound Retail Distribution

  Location: London

  Awarded contractContract ends 31 May, 202931 monthsValue £136.55kSource Find a Tender

  The British Film Institute (BFI) is seeking a supplier to deliver retail distribution services for the Sight & Sound magazine to both the UK and international markets, on a three years plus two further optional years basis, totalling five potential years. Having recently redesigned and relaunched the magazine to a huge

  Awarded to i-can Publisher Services Ltd

• Spectra Storage Servers - eAuction

  Location: London

  Awarded contractPublished 1 May, 2026Value £244.80kSource Find a Tender

  The BFI is undertaking an eAuction for the purchase of two Spectra Storage Servers. Please see the full specification attached to the project for details and how to take part. Award is subject to completion of due diligence. The maximum total bid threshold for this auction has been set at £230,000 ex VAT To take part i

  Awarded to Soluble Limited

• BFI London Film Festival Gala Production and Reception Management

  Location: London

  Awarded contractContract ends 19 Apr, 202817 monthsValue £267.50kSource Find a Tender

  Gala Venue Cinema Build and Fit Out - Project Management of the installation of screen, draping, sound and broader fit-out are all within the scope of this contract. Projection of screenings throughout the festival is managed by BFI in-house technical teams. Red Carpet Cinema and Event Production - Across the duration

  Awarded to DDA PUBLIC RELATIONS LIMITED

• Evaluation of the Our Screen Heritage Programme

  Location: London

  Awarded contractPublished 11 Feb, 2026Value £46.73kSource Find a Tender

  The BFI National Archive wishes to commission an evaluation of its Our Screen Heritage programme funded by the Screen Heritage Fund. The evaluation will assess the design, implementation, outputs, outcomes, value for money, and both social and economic impact of the programme, as well as produce a set of recommendation

  Awarded to BURNS OWENS PARTNERSHIP LIMITED

• Fortinet Switches and Support - eAuction

  Location: London

  Awarded contractPublished 2 Feb, 2026Value £38.07kSource Find a Tender

  The BFI National Archive Berkhamsted has a requirement for the following: 2 x FS-2048F (FortiSwitch-2048F Layer 2/3 FortiGate switch controller compatible switch with 48x25G(SFP28) +8x100G (QSFP28)+2x10G(SFP+). Dual AC power supplies) 2 x FC-10-S2F48-247-02-60 (FortiSwitch-2048F 5 Year FortiCare Premium Support)

  Awarded to OPTEC SERVICES LTD

• Spectralogic Support and Maintenance 2026 eAuction

  Location: London

  Awarded contractContract ends 18 Apr, 202929 monthsValue £435.46kSource Find a Tender

  The BFI National Archive has two SpectraLogic T-950 data tape libraries and two Black Pearl gateway appliances to manage those two data tape libraries. We need to renew the support and maintenance of all four devices, for a 3 year period starting on 19th April 2026. We require official SpectraGuard Next Business Day On

  Awarded to Soluble Ltd

• BFI Player CRO Services

  Location: London

  Awarded contractContract ends 1 Feb, 20273 monthsValue £50.00kSource Find a Tender

  BFI Player’s main objective is to become the No.1 streaming service in the UK for independent film. Specific to this project, our primary goal is to increase our trialist uptake and conversion rate by optimising the homepage, subscription landing page, subscription conversion journey and film pages. We are looking to r

  Awarded to REO DIGITAL LIMITED

• BFI SB Escape Routes Upgrade

  Location: London

  Awarded contractPublished 25 Nov, 2025Value £215.96kSource Find a Tender

  The BFI requires a Contractor to deliver BFI Southbank Escape Routes Upgrade (Works) and is therefore undertaking a competitive process under a Closed Tender Procedure. Recent fire risk assessments and condition surveys of the BFI Southbank building have highlighted several concerns regarding the condition of designate

  Awarded to MCD Heritage Ltd

• Screen Culture 2033 Preliminary Review and Interim Evaluation Services

  Location: London

  Awarded contractPublished 30 Oct, 2025Value £144.76kSource Find a Tender

  The BFI is seeking an agency with the appropriate knowledge and expertise to undertake Stage 1 of a 2-year project entitled FAME (Framework, Analysis, Monitoring, Evaluation). The aim of the FAME project is to help the BFI understand its progress against Screen Culture 2033 ambitions and to inform the direction of the

  Awarded to TECHNOPOLIS LIMITED

• BFI London Film Festival Chauffer Services

  Location: London

  Awarded contractContract ends 31 Oct, 202712 monthsValue £120.00kSource Find a Tender

  The BFI London Film Festival takes place Wednesday 8th Oct 2025 – Sunday 19th Oct 2025. The annual event presents c.170 feature films and 100 short films from more than 70 countries, and in 2024 attracted attendances in excess of 230,000 across London and in cinemas throughout the UK. An integral part of both festival

  Awarded to Addison Lee Ltd