Notice Information
Notice Title
Digital Asset Management System
Notice Description
NatureScot has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Digital Asset Management System (DAMS). The contract will be for a period of 36 months, with the option to extend for an additional 2 x 24 month extensions, totalling a maximum of seven years.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Over the years, NatureScot have invested in a large range of rich media assets i.e; Images, video and audio files etc, to support our work across various areas of the business. The storage and management of this media type, requires an appropriate asset management system to access and manage the content accordingly. Our objective is to procure a product which will provide NatureScot with a suitable storage repository and management tool to optimise the use of all our rich media assets. The system must have multiple portals to provide controlled access levels to our media assets for NatureScot staff, stakeholders, partners and members of the public. The system should comply with WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) level 2.1 or higher. The contract will be for an initial 3 years with the option to offer two further 2-year extensions. Additional information: Scotland Excel is acting on behalf of NatureScot in the execution of this tender but will not be party to the contract or the management of the contract throughout its lifetime.
Renewal: The initial contract is for 36 months with an option to further extend for an additional 2 x 24-month extensions, totalling a maximum of seven years.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-059032
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078603-2025
- 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
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
48000000 - Software package and information systems
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £250,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £194,670 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 1 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 29 Sep 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 27 Nov 20252 months 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
- SCOTTISH NATURAL HERITAGE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- flexibleprocurement@scotland-excel.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1463725097
Buyer Location
- Locality
- INVERNESS
- Postcode
- IV3 8NW
- Post Town
- Inverness
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM2 Highlands and Islands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM20 Highlands and Islands
- Delivery Location
- TLM Scotland
-
- Local Authority
- Highland
- Electoral Ward
- Inverness West
- Westminster Constituency
- Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
Further Information
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