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| Title: | GB-London: Digitisation of the Courtauld Institute of Art's Witt Library and other photographic collections |
| Notice type: | Competitive Contract Notice |
| Authority: | Photographic Collections |
| Nature of contract: | Not applicable |
| Procedure: | Not applicable |
| Short Description: | This Invitation to Tender (ITT) invites proposals for the digitisation of the Courtauld’s Witt Library, the Paul Laib Negatives and the Photographic Survey. Following a pilot project to digitise just over 10% of the total Witt Library, this procurement is for a contract to digitise three collections: the remaining 1.9 million images contained in 16,966 boxes of the Witt Library, approximately 22,000 glass plate negatives produced by photographer Paul Laib, and the 40,000 prints stored in 132 boxes which form the Photographic Survey. The digitisation of the Witt Library must be completed within 12 months of the commencement date, and upload/publication concluded within 14 months of the commencement date. We accept that a period of no more than 4 months might elapse between the collections being removed by the contractor from Somerset House, and commencement of the 12 month digitisation phase of the project in order to fit in with the supplier’s studio schedules and other work they might be undertaking. Digitisation of the Paul Laib negatives must should take place concurrently with the Witt, however digitisation of Photographic Survey prints may wait until the Witt digitisation has been finished, depending the supplier’s capacity. |
| Published: | 14/12/2022 18:34 |
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1. Title: GB-London: Digitisation of the Courtauld Institute of Art's Witt Library and other photographic collections
2. Awarding Authority:
The Courtauld Institute of Art
Somerset House, Strand, London, WC2R 0RN, United Kingdom
Tel. 020 3947 7584, Email: tom.bilson@courtauld.ac.uk, URL: www.courtauld.ac.uk
Contact: Tom Bilson, Attn: Tom Bilson, Head of Digital Media
3. Contract Type: Services
Sub Type: Computer and related services.
4. Description: Specialised photography services. Studio photography services. This Invitation to Tender (ITT) invites proposals for the digitisation of the Courtauld’s Witt Library, the Paul Laib Negatives and the Photographic Survey.
Following a pilot project to digitise just over 10% of the total Witt Library, this procurement is for a contract to digitise three collections: the remaining 1.9 million images contained in 16,966 boxes of the Witt Library, approximately 22,000 glass plate negatives produced by photographer Paul Laib, and the 40,000 prints stored in 132 boxes which form the Photographic Survey.
The digitisation of the Witt Library must be completed within 12 months of the commencement date, and upload/publication concluded within 14 months of the commencement date. We accept that a period of no more than 4 months might elapse between the collections being removed by the contractor from Somerset House, and commencement of the 12 month digitisation phase of the project in order to fit in with the supplier’s studio schedules and other work they might be undertaking. Digitisation of the Paul Laib negatives must should take place concurrently with the Witt, however digitisation of Photographic Survey prints may wait until the Witt digitisation has been finished, depending the supplier’s capacity.
5. CPV Codes:
79961300 - Specialised photography services.
79961350 - Studio photography services.
6. NUTS Codes :
UKI - LONDON
7. Main Site or Location of Works, Main Place of Delivery or Main Place of Performance: LONDON,
8. Reference Attributed by the Awarding Authority:
9. Estimated Value of Requirement: Category G: 500K to 1M
Currency: GBP
10. Deadline for Expression of Interest: 27/01/2023 00:00:00
11. Address to which they must be sent:
Courtauld Institute of Art
Somerset House, Strand, London, WC2R 0RN, United Kingdom
Tel. 020 3947 7584, Email: tom.bilson@courtauld.ac.uk, URL: www.courtauld.ac.uk
Contact: Tom Bilson, Attn: Tom Bilson, Head of Digital Media
12. Other Information:
Other Information: 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:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-GB-London:-Digitisation-of-the-Courtauld-Institute-of-Art%27s-Witt-Library-and-other-photographic-collections/973H3BT274
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
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TKR-20221214-PRO-21739861
Suitable for VCO: No
Procedure Type:OPEN
Period of Work Start date: 10/03/2023
Period of Work End date: 31/05/2024
Is this a Framework Agreement?: no