Tender

The Ruskin Whitehouse Collection: Digital Collections Solution

LANCASTER UNIVERSITY

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Tender

09 Feb 2022 at 15:55

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Lancaster University is seeking tenders for the project titled "The Ruskin Whitehouse Collection: Digital Collections Solution". This procurement is classified under software packages and information systems, with a total contract value of £125,000 set for the delivery of a digital collections platform. The tender process is currently in the open stage, with submissions closing on 13 March 2022. The contract period is scheduled to commence on 18 April 2022 and run until 17 April 2025, with delivery expected at Lancaster University's facilities in the North West of England.

This tender presents a valuable opportunity for software and technology firms, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), to engage in a significant project aimed at enhancing public access to a historic art collection. Businesses specialising in digital solutions, user experience design, or educational technology would be particularly well-suited to compete. The project aims to enrich engagement with a diverse range of audiences, including families, schools, and researchers, thereby fostering community connections and educational initiatives.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

The Ruskin Whitehouse Collection: Digital Collections Solution

Notice Description

n 2019, Lancaster University purchased The Ruskin Whitehouse Collection with support from the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund and others. Launching a digital collections platform is a critical aspect of The Ruskin's mission to open the collection to a wider audience than ever before, locally and globally. The digital collections platform falls under The Ruskin's wider Digital Strategy, which we have accelerated in response to both the Covid-19 pandemic; and because in 2021, The Ruskin Whitehouse Collection was removed to storage while the museum building is redeveloped. The Digital Strategy includes our aim to digitally re-connect Ruskin collections worldwide, working with existing partners at the Yale Center for British Art and The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens in the USA, and Birmingham Museums & Galleries, and the Universities of Cambridge, Oxford and Manchester in the UK, amongst others. The digital collections platform is an enabling step toward that ambition. While the collection will remain underground until 2023, continued public access will be facilitated through partner exhibitions, digital and public programmes. All activity, including the digital collections platform, should meet the needs of existing users and create opportunities for audience development amongst key user groups, who represent a variety of interest and knowledge levels. These include: General Publics: both the curious, looking for collection engagement without a specific outcome in mind, through browsing and discovery; and who know what they are looking for; Families: adults with early years and primary-age children, looking for immersive and playful experiences that capitalise on Ruskin's intensely visual story-worlds; Teaching/Learning: including home education, schools, colleges and HE, looking for content to enhance the national or place-based curricula, and/or course development; Special Interest Groups: ranging from climate change activists, to Lakeland local history, looking to engage thematically cross-collection; Specialist Researchers: including scholars of Ruskin and nineteenth-century literature, culture and science; interdisciplinary researchers; curators. The digital collections platform should, through functionality and design, engage and empower publics and researchers (including the optimisation of the research potential of the collection via practices and tools compliant with the International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF)); facilitate both wide-ranging and deep engagement with the collection; and communicate its contemporary relevance. Additional information: This tender is being conducted electronically using the Lancaster University e-tendering system which can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/lancaster/ To receive documents new users must first register and obtain log in details. Existing users should log in to the web site and express interest. Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d67b97ab-a1bc-47b3-8046-8c5a556c3e78
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£125,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Feb 20224 years ago
Submission Deadline
13 Mar 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
18 Apr 2022 - 17 Apr 2025 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LANCASTER UNIVERSITY
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LANCASTER
Postcode
LA1 4YW
Post Town
Lancaster
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD4 Lancashire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD44 Lancaster and Wyre
Delivery Location
TLD North West (England)
Local Authority
Lancaster
Electoral Ward
University
Westminster Constituency
Lancaster and Wyre

Further Information

Notice Documents

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