Notice Information
Notice Title
Purchase of The Balfour Collection (Archive of the Balfour family of Whittingehame, East Lothian, Earls of Balfour)
Notice Description
Purchase of The Balfour Collection (Archive of the Balfour family of Whittingehame, East Lothian, Earls of Balfour)
Lot Information
Lot 1
NRS have directly awarded the purchase of The Balfour Collection from Christie's. The purchase has been made to preserve and produce information about Scotland's people and history and make it available to inform current and future generations.
Procurement Information
The collection owners informed NRS that they wished to sell The Balfour Collection to NRS as a private treaty sale and advised that Christie's were working as agents for the owners. NRS contracted for an independent valuation of the collection and established that the offer price is reasonable. HMRC are aware and have given the necessary approvals. This was a rare opportunity to purchase a collection which NRS staff regard as one of the "crown jewels" amongst the deposited collections of which we are custodians, being of both national and international significance. The NRS valuation report confirms that the collection is one of pre-eminent importance on a local, national and international level. The purchase has been made to preserve and produce information about Scotland's people and history and make it available to inform current and future generations.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-032a90
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009205-2022
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
-
- CPV Codes
32353100 - Records
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £501,650 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Apr 20223 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 21 Mar 20223 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NATIONAL RECORDS OF SCOTLAND
- Contact Name
- Derrick Welsh
- Contact Email
- procurement_queries_mailbox@nrscotland.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH12 7TF
- Post Town
- Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM1 East Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM13 City of Edinburgh
- Delivery Location
- TLM75 City of Edinburgh
-
- Local Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Electoral Ward
- Corstorphine/Murrayfield
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh West
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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