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Supply, Delivery, Installation & On-Site Maintenance of Digitisation Scanning Equipment

British Library

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: British Library

Buyer Address: 96 Euston Road, London, UKI31, NW1 2DB, United Kingdom

Contact Email: andy.kemp@bl.uk

Status
active
Procedure
open
Value
500000.0 GBP
Gross: 600000.0 GBP
Published
02 Jun 2025, 11:05
Deadline
27 Jun 2025, 12:00
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
goods
CPV
38520000 - Scanners
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

The purpose of this tender is to procure a suite of brand-new digitisation equipment to support the high-quality, high-speed digital capture of a wide range of archival and heritage materials. The equipment required includes: •Two large-format line scanners (up to A0 size) for items such as newspapers •Six overhead line scanners suitable for documents such as journals •Four microfilm scanners capable of high-volume digitisation of various microfilm formats This contract also covers on-site maintenance services. The contract shall be awarded in its entirety to one supplier and will not be let in lots due to the economic and practical efficiencies presented by a single contract delivery model as set out in the ITT documents. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Scanners./QT4X865VQ2 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/QT4X865VQ2

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Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029113-2025

Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

Lots

Lot 1 Status: active

Lot 1 Value: GBP 500,000.00

Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 600,000.00

Lot 1 Contract Start: 2025-08-04T00:00:00Z

Lot 1 Contract End: 2028-09-30T23:59:59Z

Lot 1 SME Suitable: Yes

Lot 1 Award Criterion (price): Cost (60%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Quality (40%)

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

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