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title: "Audio Visual Services (AVS) - AWARD"
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# Audio Visual Services (AVS) - AWARD

Buyer: BFI  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e79c8c4e-d111-486f-a530-bc191f4f1bca

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## Summary

The British Film Institute (BFI), located at 21 Stephen Street, London, has recently awarded a contract for Audio Visual Services (AVS) under an open procurement method. This contract aims to enhance the preservation and accessibility of UK audio-visual heritage, focusing on digitisation to mitigate the risks associated with obsolete tape-based storage formats. The awarded framework agreement has an anticipated duration of three years, with an option to extend by one year, and a total estimated value between £200,000 and £300,000. Key dates include the contract period, which runs from 1st October 2021 to 30th September 2024, and the tender submission deadline, which was on 15th June 2021.

This tender creates significant opportunities for businesses involved in motion picture and video services, particularly those capable of large-scale digitisation projects. Companies that specialise in media preservation, digital conversion, and associated services, such as metadata generation, are well-suited to compete. With the BFI's commitment to uplifting audio-visual content through commercial collaboration, SMEs and other innovative firms in this sector can leverage their expertise to engage in a growing market focused on preserving cultural heritage.

## Notice

The BFI and its strategic partners are responsible for the preservation and public accessibility of a significant share of UK audio visual heritage. It is universally accepted that content essentially 'locked' within obsolete tape-based audio and video recording systems are increasingly at risk due to the proprietary and commercially unsupported nature of the products used to create them over a period spanning many decades. While the BFI and its partners maintain considerable expertise and machinery to support and preserve these formats through digitisation, it is clear that greater capacity through commercial provision will be required to facilitate an accelerated programme of large-scale digitisation for video and audio content to provide suitable digital file formats and associated metadata for long-term preservation. The number of participants to the framework agreement is envisaged to be between 3 and 6 and the duration of the framework agreement is 3 years with an option to extend for a further one year. The estimated value for the duration of the framework agreement is between PS200,000-PS300,000.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/003eadbe-d313-4cca-9b95-dd1e3a0b583f |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Jan 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 15 Jun 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Jan 2022 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2021 - 30 Sep 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| 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 | 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 | 6 |
| Supplier names | CJP BROADCAST SERVICE SOLUTIONS; DC1 GMBH MEDIA & OBJECT DIGITISATION; INN-ARCHIVE; IRON MOUNTAIN ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES; LIQUID MEDIA HUB; VISUAL DATA MEDIA SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 92100000 - Motion picture and video services
- 92110000 - Motion picture and video tape production and related services

## Release History

- 4 Jan 2022 at 17:43 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/003eadbe-d313-4cca-9b95-dd1e3a0b583f

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/003eadbe-d313-4cca-9b95-dd1e3a0b583f
  4th January 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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