Public Contracts Scotland

Archival Boxboard

National Library of Scotland

Awarded
supplies
Scotland

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Key details

Contracting authority
Region
Edinburgh, City of
Contract value
£577,000ex VAT
Submissions closed
4 May 2026
Published
7 July 2026

Procurement

Procedure type
Open procedure
CPV classifications
  • 22992000 Hand-made paper or paperboard
  • 22993100 Photosensitive paper or paperboard
  • 22993200 Heat-sensitive paper or paperboard
  • 22993300 Thermographic paper or paperboard

What happened

National Library of Scotland awarded this contract to KLUG-CONSERVATION, Walter Klug GmbH & Co. KG worth £577,000 on 3 Jul 2026.

Description

The National Library of Scotland and the National Records of Scotland jointly entered into contract for the supply and delivery of archival boxboard of a range of sizes and weights, to be cut and folded at the organisations' premises using KasemakeCAD box making machines. The boxes will be used to house collection materials, protecting them from fluctuations in temperature and relative humidity, exposure to light and dust, handling damage and the accidental release of water.

All storage and archival work undertaken by the Organisations is carried out in compliance with ISO 16245:2009 Information and documentation - Boxes, file covers and other enclosures, made from cellulosic materials, for storage of paper and parchment documents; and BS 4971:2017 Conservation and care of archive and library collections.

In addition, the contract includes the uplift of pallets and boxboard off-cuts.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
KLUG-CONSERVATION, Walter Klug GmbH & Co. KG
Award value
£577,000
Award date
3 July 2026

Contact

Address
George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EW
Contact name
Rosa Mak

Identifiers

Buyer reference
National Library: 2025.26.058; National Records: NRS-26-13
Notice ID
rls-90-JUL559690
OCID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000827207

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External ID: pcs-ocds-r6ebe6-0000827207 • Added 15 April 2026