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title: "Archives Management System"
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# Archives Management System

Buyer: WIGAN COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-434d4833-ddf9-4069-8ed8-86c90dd818a6

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## Summary

The Wigan Council has awarded a contract for an Archives Management System to Axiell ALM Ltd under the selective procurement method. The contract, valued at £18,500 GBP, involves implementing a cloud-based Collections Management System for the Museum of Wigan Life and Archives in the North West region, United Kingdom. The contract period is set to start on January 18, 2024, and end on January 17, 2027, with the tender period closing on August 1, 2023. The main procurement category is services and the buying organisation is Wigan Council.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the software package and information systems industry to compete for providing Collections Management System services to the Wigan Council. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are considered suitable for this contract, which was a direct award from the Crown Commercial Service G Cloud 13 framework agreement. Businesses with expertise in cataloguing museum objects, archival standards, and library cataloguing would be well-suited to participate in this opportunity for business growth.

## Notice

Contract between Wigan Council and Axiell ALM Ltd for a Collections Management System for cloud-based Museum of Wigan Life and Archives: Wigan & Leigh. Axiell Collections Plus - Cloud edition is an application for the cataloguing and management of multi-discipline collections, including museums and archives. Organisations can manage both physical and digital collections side by side. Axiell Collections contains modules for recording data relating to specific collections or disciplines, with context sensitive screens, data entry forms, fields, searching and reporting options to fit the type of collection being catalogued. The Axiell Collections Management system contains an Objects module for cataloguing museum objects in line with SPECTRUM, Archives module for cataloguing to international archive standards (e.g. ISAD(G)) and Library module for cataloguing to international library standards. The contract may be extended for a further period of 12 months from the expiry date stated within this notice. This contract has been awarded as a Direct Award from the Crown Commercial Service G Cloud 13 framework agreement.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e799aa0a-a197-4699-8d0b-0447c7d3873e |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Aug 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Oct 2023 |
| Contract period | 18 Jan 2024 - 17 Jan 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £18,500 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £18,500 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WIGAN COUNCIL |
| Locality | WIGAN |
| Post town | Wigan |
| Postcode | WN1 1YN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD36 Greater Manchester North West |
| Local authority | Wigan |
| Electoral ward | Wigan Central |
| Westminster constituency | Wigan |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | AXIELL ALM |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 5 Mar 2024 at 14:50 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e799aa0a-a197-4699-8d0b-0447c7d3873e

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e799aa0a-a197-4699-8d0b-0447c7d3873e
  5th March 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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