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title: "Invitation to tender for Provision of Digital Preservation System"
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# Invitation to tender for Provision of Digital Preservation System

Buyer: FALMOUTH EXETER PLUS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a5878c38-9aae-4a80-b46d-07225e077c74

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## Summary

Falmouth University is seeking proposals for the provision of a Digital Preservation System, primarily for the GWITHA project centred on immersive approaches to archives in the Southwest region of the UK. The procurement is currently in the award stage after a competitive tendering process. The total contract value is GBP 150,000, with a contract period starting from April 3, 2023, and ending on April 6, 2026. Interested parties must note the tender deadline set for March 17, 2023.

This tender presents a valuable opportunity for businesses specialising in library software packages to engage with Falmouth University and the University of Exeter in Cornwall. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate, as the procurement process is open to multiple suppliers. Businesses that can provide innovative solutions for digital preservation and immersive technologies are well-suited to compete in this sector-specific procurement process.

## Notice

Falmouth University are tendering for a Digital Preservation System to support research projects within the cultural heritage sector. Initially it will be used to support the GWITHA project. GWITHA seeks to establish an open centre for immersive approaches to archives and draw together the rich potential these resources have in supporting the capturing and sharing both the material and intangible cultural heritage of the far Southwest. The nature of site-specific/ landscape theatre has rendered much of its outcomes as resistant to documentation. Thus, GWITHA is a project designed to aid researchers / archivists in capturing, preserving, revivifying and facilitating access to performance practices that have hitherto been difficult or impossible to document in forms idiomatic to their integrity. The intention is to use volumetric capture and higher order ambisonic sound recording to create digital assets for extended reality (XR) technologies (Augmented and Virtual Reality), and to make digital assets more accessible by addressing the intersectional challenges of regional performance infrastructure (place), preference towards modes of access (neurodiversity); access to site-specific performance (mobility) and the cost of access (wealth), as well as broader issues of representation. System to be managed by Archives and Special Collections service for Falmouth University and the University of Exeter in Cornwall, part of FXPlus Library and Archives.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f59f4763-64e1-412f-8ba4-609b39adb8bf |
| 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 | 16 Feb 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 17 Mar 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Mar 2023 |
| Contract period | 2 Apr 2023 - 6 Apr 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £150,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £15,000 |
| 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 | FALMOUTH EXETER PLUS |
| Locality | PENRYN, CORNWALL |
| Post town | Truro |
| Postcode | TR10 9FE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |
| ITL 3 | TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |
| Local authority | Cornwall |
| Electoral ward | Constantine, Mabe & Mawnan |
| Westminster constituency | Camborne and Redruth |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PRESERVICA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48160000 - Library software package

## Release History

- 16 Feb 2024 at 11:19 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f59f4763-64e1-412f-8ba4-609b39adb8bf

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f59f4763-64e1-412f-8ba4-609b39adb8bf
  16th February 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=60470&B=FXPLUS
  Additional data
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/105170
  User / Company

## Notice URLs

- https://fxplus.ac.uk/

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