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title: "Tender for Spectra-Certified Data Tapes"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-034456"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE"
published: "2022-09-23"
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# Tender for Spectra-Certified Data Tapes

Buyer: BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-034456

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## Summary

The British Film Institute is seeking tenders for the supply of Spectra-certified data tapes. The procurement stage is active, with a contract value of up to £450,000. The framework agreement duration is four years. The closing date for receipt of tenders is 12:00 noon on 12 July 2022. The location of the procurement is at J P Getty Centre, BFI National Archive, Berkhamsted.
The main procurement category is goods, with the industry category being magnetic tapes. The buying organisation is the British Film Institute, based in London, UK. The procurement method used is an open procedure.

This tender for Spectra-certified data tapes by the British Film Institute presents an opportunity for businesses in the magnetic tapes industry. Companies specialising in data storage, digital preservation, and technology equipment supply would be well-suited to compete. The contract criteria include quality (70%) and value for money pricing (30%), providing a chance for suppliers to showcase their capabilities in meeting stringent digital preservation standards. The estimated value of the four-year framework agreement is significant, offering long-term business growth potential in supplying certified data tapes to support the preservation and accessibility of the UK's film heritage.

## Notice

The British Film Institute seeks tenders for the supply of Spectra-certified data tapes.The BFI and its strategic partners are responsible for the preservation and accessibility of a significant share of the UK's film heritage. The BFI has an ongoing requirement for certified data tape stock and it wishes to establish a four-year framework agreement with a reseller or a number of resellers to fulfil that requirement.Spectra-certified stock is required to fulfil the performance and quality criteria essential to the very stringent requirements of the BFI National Archive digital preservation system.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The British Film Institute seeks tenders for the supply of Spectra-certified data tapes.The BFI and its strategic partners are responsible for the preservation and accessibility of a significant share of the UK's film heritage. The film collections encompass the entire history of film production and include examples of an extremely wide range of formats and systems, which are being copied onto modern digital media as part of our mass migration strategy. The BFI also currently has a responsibility to record and archive sixteen channels of UK television output. The BFI, therefore, has an ongoing requirement for certified data tape stock and it wishes to establish a four-year framework agreement with a reseller or a number of resellers to fulfil that requirement.The BFI's Digital Preservation Infrastructure has a dual data library system, which incorporates separate, automated LTO (Linear Tape Open) and IBM TS (Tape Storage) data tape robots. Therefore, both LTO and IBM sets of stock are required to provide secure and resilient long-term data preservation.Spectra-certified stock is required to fulfil the performance and quality criteria essential to the very stringent requirements of the BFI National Archive digital preservation system.Current BFI's requirements are:* LTO-8 (aiming to move to LTO-9 within the next year); and* IBM 3592 JE.The framework agreement is envisaged to be with a number of suppliers and the duration is four years. The estimated value for the duration of the agreement is up to PS450,000.Full details are set out in the ITT.Closing date for receipt of tenders: 12:00 noon on 12 July 2022

Renewal: The contract is likely to be re-tendered.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026659-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Sep 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Jul 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Sep 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | 4 years |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £450,000 |
| Lots value | £450,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £450,000 |

## 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 | 1 |
| Supplier names | OVATION DATA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

### Codes

- 30234700 - Magnetic tapes
- 30237360 - Linear Tape-Open (LTO) cartridges

## Release History

- 23 Sep 2022 at 10:02 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026659-2022
- 8 Jun 2022 at 14:26 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015793-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.bfi.org.uk
- http://www.ovationdata.com
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/bfi/aspx/Home

## Provenance

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