---
title: "Commercial Storage & Archiving Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-032ef0"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION (BBC)"
published: "2022-09-16"
---

# Commercial Storage & Archiving Services

Buyer: THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION (BBC)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-032ef0

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## Summary

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), a public body governed by UK law, recently completed a procurement process for Commercial Storage & Archiving Services. The procurement stage was tender and the contract was awarded to Restore PLC. The services fall under the archive services category and are valued at £22,000,000. The contract involves storage and protection of the BBC's archive assets, with key delivery areas to be completed by specific dates - storage facility provision by 31st March 2023 and migration of archive collections by 31st December 2023.

This tender for Commercial Storage & Archiving Services offers significant business growth opportunities for companies providing storage solutions and archiving services. Businesses involved in archive management, storage facility provision, and retrieval services are well-suited to compete for this contract. The BBC's requirement for a long-term storage contract, and the inclusion of retrieval and returns services, make it an attractive opportunity for businesses looking to expand their service offerings in the archiving and storage sector.

## Notice

The BBC undertook a competition for the provision of Commercial Storage and Archiving Services.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This contract will provide a service to store and protect our archive, whilst also enabling retrieval. The BBC's archive consists of approximately 10.2m archive assets made up of a number of distinct collections of which currently take up a total of 74,000 linear meterage of storage in temperature controlled vaults. Assets are stored by collection types, in temperature and humidity controlled vaults to ensure preservation and longevity. The requirement is defined into 2 main delivery areas that make up the Services: a) Implementation and provision of a Storage Facility / Facilities - the provision and management of a storage facility/facilities that is/are fully functional by 31st March 2023. Manage the migration of the Archive Collections from the existing archives to the new facility/facilities by 31st December 2023. b) Provision of Retrieval and Returns Services - in addition to managing the archive storage facility, the contract will have the provision of a Retrieval and Returns Service in which the Supplier will manage the movement of archive assets between BBC sites and the archive storage facility.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025998-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Sep 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 19 May 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Aug 2022 |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2022 - 31 Jul 2032 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £25,000,000 |
| Lots value | £25,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £22,000,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION (BBC) |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | West London |
| Postcode | W1A 1AA |
| 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 | West End |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 92512000 - Archive services

## Release History

- 16 Sep 2022 at 08:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025998-2022
- 20 Apr 2022 at 16:03 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010323-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.bbc.co.uk/supplying/
- https://bbc.bravosolution.co.uk

## Provenance

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