Buyer Name: Scottish Natural Heritage
Buyer Address: Great Glen House, Leachkin Road, Inverness, UKM62, IV3 8NW, United Kingdom
Contact Email: flexibleprocurement@scotland-excel.org.uk
Contact Telephone: +44 1463725097
Buyer Name: Scottish Natural Heritage
Buyer Address: Great Glen House, Leachkin Road, Inverness, UKM62, IV3 8NW, United Kingdom
Contact Email: flexibleprocurement@scotland-excel.org.uk
Contact Telephone: +44 1463725097
NatureScot has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Digital Asset Management System (DAMS). The contract will be for a period of 36 months, with the option to extend for an additional 2 x 24 month extensions, totalling a maximum of seven years.
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Lot Description: Over the years, NatureScot have invested in a large range of rich media assets i.e; Images, video and audio files etc, to support our work across various areas of the business. The storage and management of this media type, requires an appropriate asset management system to access and manage the content accordingly. Our objective is to procure a product which will provide NatureScot with a suitable storage repository and management tool to optimise the use of all our rich media assets. The system must have multiple portals to provide controlled access levels to our media assets for NatureScot staff, stakeholders, partners and members of the public. The system should comply with WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) level 2.1 or higher. The contract will be for an initial 3 years with the option to offer two further 2-year extensions. Additional information: Scotland Excel is acting on behalf of NatureScot in the execution of this tender but will not be party to the contract or the management of the contract throughout its lifetime.
Lot 1 Status: active
Lot 1 Has Options: No
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): A. Sustainability
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): B1 System Implementation
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): B2 System Configuration and Back-Up
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): C1 Data Hosting and Maintenance
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): C2 Data Migration
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): C3 Decommissioning
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): D Delivery Assurance
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): E Functional Requirements
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): F Fair Work First
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