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title: "GB-London: 101343 - Mapping digitised collections in the UK"
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# GB-London: 101343 - Mapping digitised collections in the UK

Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF DIGITAL, CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fe91a73d-9f4a-4cab-8576-045f90d942db

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## Summary

The Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, located in London, has recently completed a public procurement process for the project titled "Mapping digitised collections in the UK." This initiative focuses on digitisation within the cultural sector, specifically targeting library, archives, museums, and other cultural services. The procurement was conducted through an open procedure, and the contract was awarded to the Collections Trust for £29,950. While the tender period ended on 7th January 2019, the contract commenced on 9th January 2019 and is set to conclude on 31st March 2019.

This procurement presents valuable opportunities for businesses involved in research consultancy, digital mapping services, and cultural heritage management. Small and medium enterprises may find this project particularly relevant, as it seeks to enhance the accessibility and interoperability of cultural collections across England. Companies specialising in research, design, and development of digital tools could significantly benefit from this opportunity to collaborate with a prominent public body and contribute to advancing the digitisation of cultural assets.

## Notice

As part of the CiD report, The National Archives are working with culture sector representatives to develop a new strategic approach to the digitisation and presentation of cultural objects, for example, looking at the common standards needed to make our nation's great cultural assets more interoperable, discoverable and sustainable. The Strategic review of DCMS-Sponsored museums and the wider-reaching Mendoza review of museums also flagged the opportunities digitisation and online access to museum collections offer. DCMS wish to produce a tool to map online collections in England. This will allow connections to be drawn thematically or otherwise between related collections and objects, for gaps to be identified in where digitisation activity has taken place and to what standard, and for the public to understand better the collections held by institutions. Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/478191fb-6da2-43ae-bd5b-e2948885c80f |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Jan 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Jan 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Jan 2019 |
| Contract period | 9 Jan 2019 - 31 Mar 2019 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £29,950 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £29,950 |
| 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 | DEPARTMENT OF DIGITAL, CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2BQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | COLLECTIONS TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 71354100 - Digital mapping services
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 73110000 - Research services
- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
- 73210000 - Research consultancy services
- 73300000 - Design and execution of research and development
- 79310000 - Market research services
- 79311400 - Economic research services
- 79315000 - Social research services
- 92500000 - Library, archives, museums and other cultural services

## Release History

- 9 Jan 2019 at 16:59 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/478191fb-6da2-43ae-bd5b-e2948885c80f

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/478191fb-6da2-43ae-bd5b-e2948885c80f
  9th January 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/respondToList.html?noticeId=369007374
  Please follow this link to view the notice.

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