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# Museum and Gallery Environmental Monitoring and Control System

Buyer: SOUTHEND-ON-SEA BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9ae9594e-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

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## Summary

The Southend-on-Sea Borough Council is seeking suppliers for the "Museum and Gallery Environmental Monitoring and Control System" project in the East of England. This procurement falls under the software package and information systems industry category. The procurement process is at the award stage, with the contract already awarded to Novatron Scientific Ltd on 14 September 2015, following the end of the tender period on 3 August 2015. The contract spans from 2 November 2015 to 13 December 2015, with a total contract value of £30,000.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses that specialise in environmental monitoring systems, particularly those with a focus on museum and gallery applications. Companies that can provide reliable, discreet systems and demonstrate adherence to the national standards set by the Museums Association would find this procurement suitable. Businesses offering installation, user training, and ongoing maintenance services, especially those based in or near Essex, may well position themselves competitively for future contracts, aligning with the council's desire for a trusted, geographically close supplier.

## Notice

Southend Museums Service are proposing to upgrade the environmental monitoring and control systems currently in use within the 5 sites that make up the service. The Company providing such a system should be an established, recognised and trusted supplier with a reliable and tested system. They should be listed in the Museums Association Directory of Suppliers - this ensures we are abiding by the national standards of care set out for museums and galleries. The Company should be able to supply and install both an environmental monitoring system (radio-telemetric) and an environmental control system. Both systems must be extremely accurate and reliable. Control systems should have the ability to maintain Relative Humidity levels ideally below 20% and no more than 30% for a proposed archaeological metals store which requires a stable environment with minimal variations. The system must accurately monitor, RH, temperature, UV and Lux levels and be robust, yet discreet in order to be unobtrusive within the museum service's buildings and galleries. The system must provide flexibility and have options for individual showcase monitoring with transmitters that record RH, Temperature, Lux and UV in one unit; LCD screens on individual transmitters to allow spot checks to be carried out and they must afford us the capability of moving the transmitters around the galleries as necessary. The Company would ideally be geographically located close to our region (Essex) and provide us with a dedicated calibration / maintenance service and full user-training and continuing technical support. When submitting your quote please email these to clairereed@southend.gov.uk. Please set out what technology/system you're offering and also clarity as to what maintenance is on offer. Please make it clear what the associated costs are for each element of this service.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/38f47cee-0bdc-4598-b50e-f64a47ba9729 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not applicable |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Nov 2016 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Aug 2015 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Jul 2015 |
| Contract period | 2 Nov 2015 - 13 Dec 2015 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £30,000 |
| 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 | SOUTHEND-ON-SEA BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | SOUTHEND ON SEA |
| Post town | Southend-on-Sea |
| Postcode | SS2 6EW |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH31 Southend-on-Sea |
| Local authority | Southend-on-Sea |
| Electoral ward | Victoria |
| Westminster constituency | Southend East and Rochford |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NOVATRON SCIENTIFIC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 31000000 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 18 Nov 2016 at 20:17 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/38f47cee-0bdc-4598-b50e-f64a47ba9729

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/38f47cee-0bdc-4598-b50e-f64a47ba9729
  24th July 2015 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.southend.gov.uk

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