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Commercial Storage & Archiving Services

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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16 Sep 2022 at 09:45

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Tender

20 Apr 2022 at 17:03

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), a public body governed by UK law, recently completed a procurement process for Commercial Storage & Archiving Services. The procurement stage was tender and the contract was awarded to Restore PLC. The services fall under the archive services category and are valued at £22,000,000. The contract involves storage and protection of the BBC's archive assets, with key delivery areas to be completed by specific dates - storage facility provision by 31st March 2023 and migration of archive collections by 31st December 2023.

This tender for Commercial Storage & Archiving Services offers significant business growth opportunities for companies providing storage solutions and archiving services. Businesses involved in archive management, storage facility provision, and retrieval services are well-suited to compete for this contract. The BBC's requirement for a long-term storage contract, and the inclusion of retrieval and returns services, make it an attractive opportunity for businesses looking to expand their service offerings in the archiving and storage sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Commercial Storage & Archiving Services

Notice Description

The BBC undertook a competition for the provision of Commercial Storage and Archiving Services.

Lot Information

Lot 1

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.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-032ef0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025998-2022
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
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
£25,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£25,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£22,000,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Sep 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
19 May 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Aug 20224 years ago
Contract Period
1 Aug 2022 - 31 Jul 2032 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
W1A 1AA
Postcode Area
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 PLC

Further Information

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