Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
British Film Institute
21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
Contact
Henry Vivian-Neal
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH23 - Hertfordshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/bfi/aspx/Home
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Recreation, culture and religion
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Tender for Spectra-Certified Data Tapes
Reference number
2022/293
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 30234700 - Magnetic tapes
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
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.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £450,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 30234700 - Magnetic tapes
- 30237360 - Linear Tape-Open (LTO) cartridges
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH23 - Hertfordshire
Main site or place of performance
J P Getty CentreBFI National ArchiveBerkhamsted
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
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 £450,000.Full details are set out in the ITT.Closing date for receipt of tenders: 12:00 noon on 12 July 2022
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70%
Cost criterion - Name: Value for Money Pricing / Weighting: 30%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-015793
Section five. Award of contract
Title
Spectra Certified Data Tapes
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12 September 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ovation Data Limited
2nd Floor, 4 Lowndes Court, Carnaby St
London
W1F 7HE
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £450,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £450,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
BFI
21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
Country
United Kingdom