Award

Commercial Storage & Archiving Services

THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION (BBC)

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

16 Sep 2022 at 08:52

Tender

20 Apr 2022 at 16:15

Summary of the contracting process

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has awarded a contract for Commercial Storage & Archiving Services, valued at £22,000,000 GBP. The contract involves storing and protecting the BBC's archive assets, with a deadline for migration to new facilities by December 31, 2023. The contract was awarded to Restore PLC and falls under the main procurement category of services.

This procurement process by the BBC provides opportunities for businesses, especially those in the archive services industry, to compete for contracts in storing and managing archive assets. The contract period is ten years, with a focus on implementation of storage facilities and retrieval services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are eligible to participate, and interested businesses should review the tender details for a chance to contribute to the BBC's archive preservation efforts.

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Notice Title

Commercial Storage & Archiving Services

Notice Description

This contract will provide a service to store and protect our archive, whilst also enabling retrieval. The BBC's archive consists of approximately 10.2m archive assets made up of a number of distinct collections of which currently take up a total of 74,000 linear meterage of storage in temperature controlled vaults. Assets are stored by collection types, in temperature and humidity controlled vaults to ensure preservation and longevity. The requirement is defined into 2 main delivery areas that make up the Services: a) Implementation and provision of a Storage Facility / Facilities - the provision and management of a storage facility/facilities that is/are fully functional by 31st March 2023. Manage the migration of the Archive Collections from the existing archives to the new facility/facilities by 31st December 2023. b) Provision of Retrieval and Returns Services - in addition to managing the archive storage facility, the contract will have the provision of a Retrieval and Returns Service in which the Supplier will manage the movement of archive assets between BBC sites and the archive storage facility. Additional information: In the case of technology requirements, the BBC may involve its technology partner (Atos IT Solutions and Services Limited) to assist in the scoping and drafting of invitations to tender and/or the evaluation of tenders. However, the final decision as to which is the most economically advantageous (by reference to the award criteria) will be made by the BBC. The awarding authority reserves the right not to award a contract and to annul the procurement process at any stage. Tenders and all supporting documents must be priced in sterling and all payments will be made in sterling. The contract shall be subject to English law. The awarding authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest, or any tender and reserves the right to accept part of a tender unless the tenderer expressly stipulates otherwise in the tender document.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-b42b0c77-032f-47a0-a706-b8b6152033bf
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/487694f8-4bca-412b-b0d7-0d2668551c40
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 (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services


CPV Codes

92512000 - Archive services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£22,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£22,000,000 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Sep 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
19 May 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
14 Aug 20223 years ago
Contract Period
14 Aug 2022 - 14 Aug 2032 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION (BBC)
Contact Name
Rob Overton
Contact Email
rob.overton@bbc.co.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
W1A 1AA
Post Town
West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
West End
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

RESTORE

Further Information

Notice Documents

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