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title: "Tender for Spectra-Certified Data Tapes - AWARD"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "BFI"
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# Tender for Spectra-Certified Data Tapes - AWARD

Buyer: BFI  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7c289601-dab6-42c1-b6ae-a1459447672c

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## Summary

The British Film Institute (BFI) has recently awarded a tender for Spectra-Certified Data Tapes. The procurement process was completed under an open procedure, with the closing date for tenders set for 12 July 2022. The contract is valued at up to £450,000 and will last for four years, starting from 1st August 2022. Ovation Data Services was the successful supplier chosen by BFI. The tapes are vital for the preservation and accessibility of the UK's film heritage and TV outputs.

This opportunity for supplying Spectra-certified data tapes is well-suited for businesses specializing in magnetic tapes and Linear Tape-Open (LTO) cartridges. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate. The BFI's procurement presents a chance for businesses to establish a long-term partnership and contribute to the preservation of British film history through the provision of essential data storage solutions.

## Notice

The British Film Institute seeks tenders for the supply of Spectra-certified data tapes. The BFI and its strategic partners are responsible for the preservation and accessibility of a significant share of the UK's film heritage. The film collections encompass the entire history of film production and include examples of an extremely wide range of formats and systems, which are being copied onto modern digital media as part of our mass migration strategy. The BFI also currently has a responsibility to record and archive sixteen channels of UK television output. The BFI, therefore, has an ongoing requirement for certified data tape stock and it wishes to establish a four-year framework agreement with a reseller or a number of resellers to fulfil that requirement. The BFI's Digital Preservation Infrastructure has a dual data library system, which incorporates separate, automated LTO (Linear Tape Open) and IBM TS (Tape Storage) data tape robots. Therefore, both LTO and IBM sets of stock are required to provide secure and resilient long-term data preservation. Spectra-certified stock is required to fulfil the performance and quality criteria essential to the very stringent requirements of the BFI National Archive digital preservation system. Current BFI's requirements are: o LTO-8 (aiming to move to LTO-9 within the next year); and o IBM 3592 JE. The framework agreement is envisaged to be with a number of suppliers and the duration is four years. The estimated value for the duration of the agreement is up to ?450,000. Full details are set out in the ITT. Closing date for receipt of tenders: 12:00 noon on 12 July 2022

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aeadab95-1e5d-416b-9423-889e59b02699 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Sep 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Jul 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Sep 2022 |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2022 - 1 Jul 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £450,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £450,000 |
| 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 | BFI |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | West London |
| Postcode | W1T 1LN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden |
| Local authority | Camden |
| Electoral ward | Bloomsbury |
| Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | OVATION DATA SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

### Codes

- 30234700 - Magnetic tapes
- 30237360 - Linear Tape-Open (LTO) cartridges

## Release History

- 23 Sep 2022 at 09:59 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aeadab95-1e5d-416b-9423-889e59b02699

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aeadab95-1e5d-416b-9423-889e59b02699
  23rd September 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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