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title: "Digitisation of the National Gallery Photographic Archive"
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# Digitisation of the National Gallery Photographic Archive

Buyer: THE NATIONAL GALLERY  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03a2ec

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## Summary

The National Gallery in London has published a tender titled "Digitisation of the National Gallery Photographic Archive" in the services category for scanning services. The procurement process involves the digitisation of photographic negative format types, x-ray positives, and other related materials starting from 1st May 2023 to 31st December 2023 in Westminster. The tender submission deadline is 6th March 2023 for an open procedure, with a contract value of £145,000 in GBP.

This tender by The National Gallery provides opportunities for businesses, especially those involved in scanning services and digital preservation. Companies adept at handling a diverse range of photographic materials, including negatives and x-ray positives, would be suitable candidates to bid for this contract. The contract period encompasses the digitisation of a significant number of images, offering a substantial opportunity for business growth and collaboration with a prestigious cultural institution.

## Notice

Digitisation of a range of photographic negative format types, and x-ray positives, on and off site

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Photographic Archive contains photographs, technical images and X-ray plates documenting and examining the paintings in the gallery collection as well as photography recording the building, its staff, visitors and exhibitions. The ultimate purpose of this project is to digitise the analogue images of the collection to archival standards creating digital assets for a variety of uses including, but not limited to; conservation and digital preservation, publication, print, film and digital publishing, commercial use and collections management. Candidates are invited to submit a tender for the digitisation and delivery of circa 24,894 B/W negatives held in various-negative format and circa 24,148 X-ray positives, colour negatives and transparencies. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/6MC3A7VM52

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003482-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Feb 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 6 Mar 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 30 Apr 2023 - 31 Dec 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £145,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE NATIONAL GALLERY |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Central London |
| Postcode | WC2N 5DN |
| 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 | TLI32 Westminster |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79999100 - Scanning services

## Release History

- 3 Feb 2023 at 16:05 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003482-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/6MC3A7VM52
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Scanning-services./6MC3A7VM52
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-title/6MC3A7VM52

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