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title: "The Ruskin Whitehouse Collection: Digital Collections Solution - AWARD"
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# The Ruskin Whitehouse Collection: Digital Collections Solution - AWARD

Buyer: LANCASTER UNIVERSITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-67ede12a-dea8-45b7-b8b5-da4d9e3337d1

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## Summary

The procurement process for the digital collections platform for The Ruskin Whitehouse Collection has been awarded to Knowledge Integration Ltd by Lancaster University. This project falls under the industry category of software package and information systems, with a total contract value of £125,000. The contract commenced on 18 April 2022 and is set to conclude on 17 April 2025. The procurement method used was an open procedure, allowing for broad participation, and the tender period for submissions concluded on 13 March 2022. The project is based in Lancaster, North West England, with the aim of enhancing public access to the collection during its temporary storage.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in digital content management, software development, and educational technology. Companies that specialise in creating user-friendly digital platforms, especially those targeting diverse audiences such as general public users, families, and educational institutions, would be particularly well-suited to compete for future related projects. The initiative's focus on enhancing engagement and accessibility during the redevelopment period of the museum suggests ongoing demand for innovative digital solutions in cultural heritage sectors.

## Notice

n 2019, Lancaster University purchased The Ruskin Whitehouse Collection with support from the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund and others. Launching a digital collections platform is a critical aspect of The Ruskin's mission to open the collection to a wider audience than ever before, locally and globally. The digital collections platform falls under The Ruskin's wider Digital Strategy, which we have accelerated in response to both the Covid-19 pandemic; and because in 2021, The Ruskin Whitehouse Collection was removed to storage while the museum building is redeveloped. The Digital Strategy includes our aim to digitally re-connect Ruskin collections worldwide, working with existing partners at the Yale Center for British Art and The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens in the USA, and Birmingham Museums & Galleries, and the Universities of Cambridge, Oxford and Manchester in the UK, amongst others. The digital collections platform is an enabling step toward that ambition. While the collection will remain underground until 2023, continued public access will be facilitated through partner exhibitions, digital and public programmes. All activity, including the digital collections platform, should meet the needs of existing users and create opportunities for audience development amongst key user groups, who represent a variety of interest and knowledge levels. These include: General Publics: both the curious, looking for collection engagement without a specific outcome in mind, through browsing and discovery; and who know what they are looking for; Families: adults with early years and primary-age children, looking for immersive and playful experiences that capitalise on Ruskin's intensely visual story-worlds; Teaching/Learning: including home education, schools, colleges and HE, looking for content to enhance the national or place-based curricula, and/or course development; Special Interest Groups: ranging from climate change activists, to Lakeland local history, looking to engage thematically cross-collection; Specialist Researchers: including scholars of Ruskin and nineteenth-century literature, culture and science; interdisciplinary researchers; curators. The digital collections platform should, through functionality and design, engage and empower publics and researchers (including the optimisation of the research potential of the collection via practices and tools compliant with the International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF)); facilitate both wide-ranging and deep engagement with the collection; and communicate its contemporary relevance.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cc952bcd-a852-4ab3-aec0-0a90c3157466 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Jun 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 13 Mar 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Jun 2022 |
| Contract period | 17 Apr 2022 - 17 Apr 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £125,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| 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 | LANCASTER UNIVERSITY |
| Locality | LANCASTER |
| Post town | Lancaster |
| Postcode | LA1 4YW |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD4 Lancashire |
| ITL 3 | TLD44 Lancaster and Wyre |
| Local authority | Lancaster |
| Electoral ward | University |
| Westminster constituency | Lancaster and Wyre |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATION |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 24 Jun 2022 at 12:37 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cc952bcd-a852-4ab3-aec0-0a90c3157466

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cc952bcd-a852-4ab3-aec0-0a90c3157466
  24th June 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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