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Published 15 Nov 2023, 09:16 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

2023_Arts - British Council Collection Management System

Official notice

Authority: British Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£140,000exc. VAT36.4% below published estimate
Submissions closed 15 Dec 2023awarded 1 May 2024
Awarded to SKINsoft

What is being bought

Published requirement description

British Council’s Visual Arts team manages the British Council Collection of nearly 9,000 works of modern and contemporary art. The main objectives of this tender are to procure a Spectrum compliant database collections management system and option for a linked public catalogue website of artworks and publications owned by or on loan to the British Council, migrating all data from the current system. Examples of artwork data include: accession numbers, titles, artists, categories, descriptions, themes, media attachments, documents, condition notes, movements, packing information, copyright, acquisition, valuation, exhibition and loan records.

  • Recurrence: 4 Years

CPV: Industry specific software package

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£140,000
Delivery: UK
Extensions: Additional 2 years extension possible.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · 4 Years
First published
15 Nov 2023, 09:16 GMT
Last source update
19 Sept 2024, 16:19 BST
Award evaluation window
15 Dec 2023 – …
Authority reference
BC/03220
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-030056
Classification (CPV)
Industry specific software package
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
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How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
15 Dec 2023, 10:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
15 Dec 2023, 10:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

15 Dec 2023 → 19 Sept 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    15 Dec 2023, 10:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    15 Dec 2023, 10:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    19 Sept 2024, 16:19 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    19 Sept 2024, 16:19 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £89,0121 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 55 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 1 May 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
SKINsoftSME£89,012 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 030056-2024-BC/03220-1 · SKINsoftSME

    Signed
    1 May 2024
    Value
    £89,012
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad5——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

British Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilBody governed by public law10 Bridgewater House, Manchester, UK, M1 6BBContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • British Council - LondonReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria