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    ContractsCulture Programme Strategy Consultant
    Awarded contract

    Culture Programme Strategy Consultant

    Awarded
    £60k
    Published 9 Sept 2026

    Consultant needed to develop a bold culture programme strategy for the British Library's expanded St Pancras site.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· LondonPublished 9 Sept 2026· 4 days agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £60k
    Published 9 Sept 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £59,973
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Research & Innovation
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      London

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • RA
      Ralph Appelbaum Associates
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 4 days ago.

    9 September 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    The British Library seeks a consultant to develop a comprehensive culture strategy for the enhanced St Pancras site. The consultant will work to create a new vision that leverages the expanded scale of the culture programme, enabling the Library to articulate an ambitious and high-profile public offer. This role involves strategic planning to maximize the programme's potential and establish a compelling cultural mission that reflects the Library's enhanced capabilities and prominence.

    Track record

    1 award · 1 winner
    Thin record

    Only 1 prior award here — too little to read.

    In research innovation, British Library Board has awarded 1 contract to 1 supplier.

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    1. Ralph Appelbaum Associates1× · 100%

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06f5de
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    Buyer
    British Library Board
    Sector
    Research & Innovation