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title: "IWM/2425/DCM/3312: Digital Asset Management System (DAMS) for IWM"
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# IWM/2425/DCM/3312: Digital Asset Management System (DAMS) for IWM

Buyer: IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUMS  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5cd2c2dd-9e05-4e0d-850e-525c25aee20d

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## Summary

The Imperial War Museums (IWM) is seeking to replace its Digital Asset Management System (DAMS) through a procurement process. The DAMS plays a crucial role in preserving and managing the millions of digital assets in IWM's collections, including film, photographs, sound, artworks, and documents. The procurement includes configuring a new DAMS, integrating it with other IWM systems, migrating assets and metadata, and providing ongoing support. The procurement method is an open procedure, with a contract value of GBP 300,000. The tender deadline is set for June 28, 2024, and the contract period is from January 1, 2025, to March 31, 2028.

This tender by the Imperial War Museums offers opportunities for businesses providing systems and technical consultancy services. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are encouraged to participate. Businesses capable of delivering digital asset management solutions and services in alignment with IWM's requirements would be well-suited to compete in this procurement process. The project location includes various countries, offering a broad market for potential suppliers to consider collaborating with IWM in enhancing their digital asset management capabilities.

## Notice

IWM is seeking to replace its Digital Asset Management System ("DAMS"). IWM relies on this system to preserve, store and make accessible the millions of born digital and digitised assets in our collections, which include film, photographs, sound, artworks and documents. The DAMS is an internal system which is closely integrated with our Collections Management System, and it also supplies digital assets to our website and commercial services. This procurement includes the following activities: *Configuration of a new DAMS *Integration of the new DAMS with other IWM systems (notably the Axiell Collections CMS) *Migration of assets & metadata from the existing DAMS to the new DAMS *Ongoing support for the new DAMS. While parts of this work are tightly specified, there are areas where IWM will be open to a variety of possible approaches.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c7dd1d18-1594-4d52-a5f7-c2a0c9c8397a |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 May 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Jun 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2025 - 31 Mar 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £300,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUMS |
| Locality | DUXFORD |
| Post town | South East London |
| Postcode | SE1 6HZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark |
| Local authority | Southwark |
| Electoral ward | St George's |
| Westminster constituency | Bermondsey and Old Southwark |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services

## Release History

- 24 May 2024 at 16:15 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c7dd1d18-1594-4d52-a5f7-c2a0c9c8397a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c7dd1d18-1594-4d52-a5f7-c2a0c9c8397a
  24th May 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Duxford:-Systems-and-technical-consultancy-services./3W782Q7472
  Please follow this link to view the notice.

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