Notice Information
Notice Title
000727 RFI Digital Radio Capture and Data Extraction
Notice Description
The Library is inviting potential vendors to provide information and propose options and business solutions for the provision of a Digital Radio Capture and Data Extraction solution. The British Library sees this RFI process as one potential route to inform in the procurement of such services and fulfil the requirements described below. The information gathered under this RFI may be used to evaluate potential suppliers and products to produce a shortlist for invitation to tender or procurement via a government framework agreement. At this stage, no final decision has been taken on the precise procurement route to be followed. When submitting information, all organisations should note that this is not currently a tender opportunity, but is part of a market consultation exercise to ensure that the procurement route selected and the options ultimately developed for any procurement are properly informed. The National Radio Archive project is one of the three major strands of the Save our Sounds programme (2015-2023). The aim of Save our Sounds is to preserve the UK's national sound collection and ensure that future audio production is properly identified, captured, preserved and made accessible. Save our Sounds is one element of the British Library's Living Knowledge suite of programmes that are fundamental to the Library's future development, leading up to its fiftieth anniversary in 2023. The Library is recognised as the home of the nation's radio archive. The current radio collection comprises over 200,000 hours. Additionally, via a longstanding arrangement with the BBC the Library also provides the only UK point of research access to the extensive radio collections of the BBC Archives. However, of the estimated 3m hours of radio broadcast in the UK each year from c.700 stations, the Library is capturing a mere 10,000 hours (mostly news-based content). It is estimated that 92% of current UK radio is not being properly preserved, with only 2% being made available for potential research post-transmission. To address this situation we plan to create a digital radio archive, based on off-air recording, which will preserve a proportion of ongoing UK radio output (focusing on speech-based content), and make this available for research. The first step is to build a pilot radio archive over a period of two years, covering up to 50 stations from across the UK, to be developed thereafter into a full service. The pilot will test technologies, scalability, sustainability, research use and integration with British Library systems. This RFI is intended to identify particular areas that will help us build the digital radio archive in its pilot stage. We need to know what technologies and/or services might be suitable, what the likely costs of their implementation might be, and how their implementation in a pilot could be developed into a long-term research service. Additional information: If you are interested in participating within this Request For Information (RFI, please follow the instructions below. The British Library uses the eTendering Portal Bravo Solutions IF YOU ARE ALREADY REGISTERED ON THE BRITISH LIBRARY'S E-TENDERING PORTAL PLEASE GO STRAIGHT TO STEP 2 BELOW. IF UNREGISTERED PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW TO REGISTER 1. Register your company on the e-tendering portal (this is only required once). Select the 'Login or register to participate' link above and click the 'Click here to register' link on the home page. Accept the terms and conditions and click continue, Enter your correct business and user details, Note the username you chose and click Save when complete, You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure). 2. Express an Interest in the RFI Login to the portal with the username/password, Click the ITTs Open To All Suppliers link. Click on the relevant ITT to access the content, Click the Express Interest button in the Actions box on the left-hand side of the page, This will move the RFI into your My ITTs page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only), You can now access any attachments by clicking the Settings and Buyer Attachments in the Actions box
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-d226e4ee-b855-47be-a764-5331765167a4
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cc032509-5441-4ef6-bf77-047f80fa3d07
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Not specified
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
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- CPV Codes
32200000 - Transmission apparatus for radiotelephony, radiotelegraphy, radio broadcasting and television
32300000 - Television and radio receivers, and sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus
73210000 - Research consultancy services
73220000 - Development consultancy services
92500000 - Library, archives, museums and other cultural services
92510000 - Library and archive services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Dec 20169 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 23 Feb 2018Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE BRITISH LIBRARY
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WETHERBY
- Postcode
- LS23 7BQ
- Post Town
- Leeds
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE4 West Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE42 Leeds
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Leeds
- Electoral Ward
- Wetherby
- Westminster Constituency
- Wetherby and Easingwold
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cc032509-5441-4ef6-bf77-047f80fa3d07
16th December 2016 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder -
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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