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Published 3 Feb 2023, 16:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Digitisation of the National Gallery Photographic Archive

Official notice

Authority: The National Gallery

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£145,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 6 Mar 2023
Contract term 8 moends 31 Dec 2023 · starts 1 May 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Digitisation of a range of photographic negative format types, and x-ray positives, on and off site

CPV: Scanning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The Photographic Archive contains photographs, technical images and X-ray plates… 8 mo

The Photographic Archive contains photographs, technical images and X-ray plates documenting and examining the paintings in the gallery collection as well as photography recording the building, its staff, visitors and exhibitions.

The ultimate purpose of this project is to digitise the analogue images of the collection to archival standards creating digital assets for a variety of uses including, but not limited to; conservation and digital preservation, publication, print, film and digital publishing, commercial use and collections management.

Candidates are invited to submit a tender for the digitisation and delivery of circa 24,894 B/W negatives held in various-negative format and circa 24,148 X-ray positives, colour negatives and transparencies. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/6MC3A7VM52 ↗

Contract period: 1 May 2023 – 31 Dec 2023 (8 mo)
Delivery: London · Westminster
Variant bids: not allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
3 Feb 2023, 16:05 GMT
Last source update
3 Feb 2023, 16:05 GMT
Award evaluation window
6 Mar 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-003482
Classification (CPV)
Scanning services
Delivery area
London (UKI32)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03a2ec Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed

Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Scanning-services./6MC3A7VM52" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Scanning-services./6MC3A7VM52</a> To respond to this opportunity, please click here: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/6MC3A7VM52" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/6MC3A7VM52</a> GO Reference: GO-202323-PRO-22046080

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
6 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
6 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

3 Feb 2023 → 1 May 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    3 Feb 2023, 16:05 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    6 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    6 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    1 May 2023, 00:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The National Gallery

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawRecreation, culture and religion Trafalgar Square, Trafalgar Square, London, London, WC2N 5DNContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.