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title: "Audio Visual Services (AVS)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02b0c8"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE"
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# Audio Visual Services (AVS)

Buyer: BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02b0c8

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## Summary

The British Film Institute (BFI) is seeking to procure Audio Visual Services (AVS) through an open tender process aimed at enhancing the preservation and public access to UK audio visual heritage. The procurement falls under the services category and is currently in the award stage following a successful bidding process. The tender was initiated in January 2022, with a contract value of £30,000. The delivery addresses are located in the UK, with critical milestones including a contract period of 36 months, potentially extendable by a further 12 months.

This tender offers substantial business opportunities for companies specialising in motion picture and video tape production, particularly those capable of addressing large-scale digitisation needs. Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the audio-visual sector, including those with expertise in digitisation, media preservation, and related services, would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The clear demand for increased capacity underlines the potential for growth in this field, especially as the BFI looks to expand its capabilities through commercial partnerships.

## 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.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

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.

Renewal: Agreement is for an initial 36 month period with the option to extend for a further 12 months

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000119-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, 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 | Not specified |
| Recurrence | At the end of the current framework agreement which is maximum of 4 years |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £300,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £30,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE |
| 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 | TLH23 Hertfordshire CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 6 |
| Supplier names | CJP BROADCAST SERVICE SOLUTIONS; DC1 GMBH MEDIA & OBJECT DIGITISATION; INN-ARCHIVE; IRON MOUNTAIN ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES; LMH MEDIA HUB; VISUAL DATA MEDIA SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 4 Jan 2022 at 17:38 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000119-2022
- 13 May 2021 at 16:34 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010583-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.bfi.org.uk
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/
- http://www.cjp-bss.co.uk
- http://www.dc1-online.de
- http://www.inn-archive.com
- http://www.ironmountain.com/mediapreservationhub/home
- http://www.visualdatamedia.com
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/bfi/aspx/Home
- https://lmh.media/

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