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title: "IWM/2425/DCM/3312: Digital Asset Management System (DAMS) for IWM"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-046b95"
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buyer: "IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUMS"
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# IWM/2425/DCM/3312: Digital Asset Management System (DAMS) for IWM

Buyer: IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUMS  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-046b95

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## Summary

The Imperial War Museums (IWM) has initiated a tendering process for a Digital Asset Management System (DAMS) to preserve, store, and make accessible its vast collection of born digital and digitised assets, including film, photographs, sound, artworks, and documents. The procurement involves configuring a new DAMS, integrating it with existing IWM systems, migrating assets & metadata, and providing ongoing support. The main procurement category is services, with a contract value of £300,000. The tender period ends on 28th June 2024, and the award period starts on the same day.

This tender opportunity by IWM for a DAMS system presents a lucrative chance for small or medium enterprises (SMEs) in the systems and technical consultancy services industry. Businesses proficient in software development, database services, and sales or marketing software packages are well-suited to compete. The open procedure procurement method allows for a variety of approaches, offering opportunities for innovative solutions. Interested parties can access more information on the Delta eSourcing portal.

## Notice

IWM is seeking to replace its Digital Asset Management System ("DAMS"). IWM relies on this system to preserve, store and make accessible the millions of born digital and digitised assets in our collections, which include film, photographs, sound, artworks and documents. The DAMS is an internal system which is closely integrated with our Collections Management System, and it also supplies digital assets to our website and commercial services. This procurement includes the following activities: *Configuration of a new DAMS *Integration of the new DAMS with other IWM systems (notably the Axiell Collections CMS) *Migration of assets & metadata from the existing DAMS to the new DAMS *Ongoing support for the new DAMS. While parts of this work are tightly specified, there are areas where IWM will be open to a variety of possible approaches.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

IWM is seeking to replace its Digital Asset Management System ("DAMS"). IWM relies on this system to preserve, store and make accessible the millions of born digital and digitised assets in our collections, which include film, photographs, sound, artworks and documents. The DAMS is an internal system which is closely integrated with our Collections Management System, and it also supplies digital assets to our website and commercial services. This procurement includes the following activities: *Configuration of a new DAMS *Integration of the new DAMS with other IWM systems (notably the Axiell Collections CMS) *Migration of assets & metadata from the existing DAMS to the new DAMS *Ongoing support for the new DAMS. While parts of this work are tightly specified, there are areas where IWM will be open to a variety of possible approaches. For example, a successful solution might have a user-friendly user interface for all our curators to use or might have very limited access only for our technical specialists. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/3W782Q7472

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016551-2024 |
| 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 | 24 May 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Jun 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £300,000 |
| 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 | IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUMS |
| Locality | DUXFORD |
| Post town | South East London |
| Postcode | SE1 6HZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark |
| Local authority | Southwark |
| Electoral ward | St George's |
| Westminster constituency | Bermondsey and Old Southwark |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 48481000 - Sales or marketing software package
- 72212610 - Database software development services
- 72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services

## Release History

- 24 May 2024 at 18:05 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016551-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.iwm.org.uk
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:000027-2024:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/3W782Q7472
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Duxford:-Systems-and-technical-consultancy-services./3W782Q7472

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