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British Museum Micro CT

THE TRUSTEES OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM

  • Contract Timeline

    Publication Date

    18th December 2024 16:05:23 PM

    Tender Deadline

    14th February 2025 12:00:00 PM   54 days remaining

  • Contract Summary

    The Museum is the recipient of a grant from the Research Infrastructure for Conservation and Heritage Science (RICHeS) programme awarded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). The grant will enable the creation of an X-ray Imaging Centre at the Museum accessible to researchers from the UK and across the globe. The Centre will build on the X-ray imaging facilities already available at the Museum by funding the purchase of a micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) instrument, which is the subject of this procurement. The micro-CT scanner will offer significantly higher resolution than the existing setup, whilst being versatile in the size, shape and materials it will be able to scan. This will allow it to cover the wide range of material in the Museum collection and those from collaborators under the RICHeS programme. The Museum wishes to procure the instrument, and all necessary supporting equipment and software, as set out in greater detail below in the specification. The procurement will also include delivery and installation of the instrument in the Museum’s X-ray laboratory suite in its World Conservation and Exhibition Centre (WCEC) at its main site in Bloomsbury, London. The supplier will conduct all necessary post installation tests of functionality and provide training to the RICHeS staff on use of the instrument. Post warranty maintenance services will also be provided as part of the contract. The grant provides a budget of £710,000 (excluding VAT) for the purchase of the instrument, supporting computing hardware and software, delivery, installation, training and for a maintenance and service contract to last 5 years post installation.

  • Contract Details

    Open Contracting ID

    ocds-h6vhtk-04c94c

    Publication Source

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    Procurement Stage

    Tender

    Procurement Method

    Open

    Procurement Method Details

    Open Procedure

    Procurement Category

    Goods

    Tender Suitability

    Framework / DPS

  • Contract Classification

    CPV Code(s)

    38582000

    CPV Division(s)

    38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

  • Awarding Authority

    THE TRUSTEES OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM

    Buyer Name

    Buyer Email

    procurement@britishmuseum.org

    Buyer Phone

    +44 2073238000

    Buyer Address

    The British Museum, Great Russell Street

    London

    WC1B 3DG

    United Kingdom