Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
BlueLight Commercial Limited
Lloyd House, Colmore Circus, Queensway
Birmingham
B4 6DG
Contact
Lisa Cowpe
lisa.cowpe@bluelight.police.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Public order and safety
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
BlueLight Commercial Media Digitisation Market Engagement - Extension
Reference number
BLC-0177
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Original PIN reference 20240911-000014Extended Deadline to Respond: Monday 23rd September 2024 by 12 noon.BlueLight Commercial are issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) as an invitation to our Market Engagement Event to gather information and to gain a better understanding of the capacity of the market for Media Digitisation.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Original PIN reference 20240911-000014Extended Deadline to Respond: Monday 23rd September 2024 by 12 noon.BlueLight Commercial are issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) as an invitation to our Market Engagement Event to gather information and to gain a better understanding of the capacity of the market for Media Digitisation.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
18 September 2024
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Policing is defining Media Digitisation as the conversion of analogue recordings into digital formats. BlueLight Commercial are looking for solutions with the ability to digitise analogue audio and visual media, provide storage and a platform to search for media using multiple search fields and facilitate playback.The focus at present is on digitisation VHS, DVD’s and CD’s, however, we are interested to understand the capabilities around other media types too, e.g. Mini-Disc, USB, Cassette Audio Tapes and Microfiche.BlueLight Commercial would like to invite you to register your interest in attending an individual engagement session. During the session you will be given the opportunity to demonstrate your solution and expand on pre-requisite areas around scalability, hosting, integrations, licensing models, solution roadmap and ROM (rough order of magnitude) costs. The session will also include some of our colleagues from policing.The intention is to hold the session w/c 23rd September 2024. A date will be allocated following receipt of expression of interest. The event will be limited to 3 people from each organisation.If you would like to register your interest, please complete the survey at https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/MediaDigitisationSept24/ by Monday 23rd September 2024 12 noon. If you have any questions, please contact BlueLight Commercial ICT Team at nationalict@bluelight.police.ukBlueLight Commercial are exploring future commercial options including a national framework for Media Digitisation which could be published in November/December 2024 under The Public Contracts Regulations 2015.BlueLight Commercial encourage suppliers to get ready to operate under the new Procurement Act, please see our webpage which contains several useful resources. https://bluelightcommercial.police.uk/suppliers/procurement-act-2023/It is important to note that this PIN is not a call for competition and as such potential providers will need to express interest in any future tender opportunity once a contract notice is published in Find a Tender Service (FTS). This PIN is not a pre-qualification questionnaire and is not part of any pre-qualification or selection process and is intended as an awareness, communication, and information gathering exercise only to help inform a subsequent procurement exercise.