Award

Plugged In Powered Up Advocacy Campaign

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES

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Award

19 Dec 2019 at 11:07

Award Notice
Tender

08 Nov 2019 at 11:17

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The National Archives is conducting a tender for the "Plugged In Powered Up Advocacy Campaign," aimed at enhancing digital capacity within the archive sector. This procurement falls under the services category, specifically targeting business services related to law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing, and security. The tender is currently in the Award stage, with the contract period set to commence on 15th December 2019 and concluding on 31st March 2020. The tender period closed on 29th November 2019, and proposals were solicited via an open procedure classified as below threshold.

This opportunity is particularly suited for SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises) that can deliver innovative marketing and campaign strategies geared towards digital engagement and preservation within cultural institutions. Businesses with expertise in public relations, digital marketing, or archival consulting would find this procurement beneficial for growth, as it seeks to foster investment in digital archiving infrastructure and workforce skills across the archive sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Plugged In Powered Up Advocacy Campaign

Notice Description

The purpose of this procurement process is for The National Archives to select a supplier to design and deliver a campaign to advocate for increasing digital capacity in the archive sector. The campaign will inspire archivists and their senior managers to embrace with urgency the challenge of digital preservation, access and engagement. We want the campaign to: Raise awareness of the value of digital archives and signpost the resources that are available as part of our 'Plugged in, Powered up' strategy Increase the confidence and motivation of the archive sector to begin work now on digital preservation, access and engagement Encourage organisations to invest in workforce skills and digital archiving infrastructure to manage digital records.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-903b21b4-485c-4251-8e50-f1f4bb44eb01
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/15c87430-2c5d-4169-8196-b69900b1dbfe
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

CPV Codes

79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£23,450 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Dec 20196 years ago
Submission Deadline
29 Nov 2019Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
4 Dec 20196 years ago
Contract Period
8 Dec 2019 - 31 Mar 2020 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
RICHMOND
Postcode
TW9 4DU
Post Town
Twickenham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI7 Outer London - West and North West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI75 Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Richmond upon Thames
Electoral Ward
Kew
Westminster Constituency
Richmond Park

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

THWAITES COMMUNICATIONS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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