Buyer Name: British Film Institute
Buyer Address: 21 STEPHEN STREET, LONDON, UKI31, W1T 1LN, United Kingdom
Contact Email: graham.bellas@bfi.org.uk
Buyer Name: British Film Institute
Buyer Address: 21 STEPHEN STREET, LONDON, UKI31, W1T 1LN, United Kingdom
Contact Email: graham.bellas@bfi.org.uk
The BFI National Archive has two SpectraLogic T-950 data tape libraries and two Black Pearl gateway appliances to manage those two data tape libraries. We need to renew the support and maintenance of all four devices, for a 3 year period starting on 19th April 2026. We require official SpectraGuard Next Business Day On Site Support, not third party support, and require the specific support provision described below, with serial numbers for the devices themselves.
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External Link: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/bfi/aspx/Home
Link Description: Please register here.
External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078992-2025
Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender
Lot 1 Status: active
Lot 1 Value: AED 450,000.00
Lot 1 Value (Gross): AED 540,000.00
Lot 1 Contract Start: 2026-04-19T00:00:00+01:00
Lot 1 Contract End: 2028-04-18T23:59:59+01:00
Lot 1 Award Criterion (price): Bid
Document Description: Please register here.
Document Description: Not published
Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender
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