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# RFQ - CMS Provider for Museums

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rfq-cms-provider-for-museums-ocds-h6vhtk-068f04). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea: "RFQ - CMS Provider for Museums". Published status: active. Published Value: £99,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 31 May 2026, 23:59 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/royal-borough-of-kensington-and-chelsea-ons-e09000020)
- **Published Value:** £99,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 31 May 2026 at 23:59 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Automatic fare collection, Collection albums, Library, archives, museums and other cultural services, Museum services, Museum services and preservation services of historical sites and buildings (+1 more)
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rfq-cms-provider-for-museums-ocds-h6vhtk-068f04#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-068f04`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rfq-cms-provider-for-museums-ocds-h6vhtk-068f04#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission method:** N/A

## Description
Leighton House and Sambourne House, the Museums, together with the Local Studies and Archive department at Kensington Central Library have jointly been using a CMS system called Calm provided by the supplier Axiell for the last 20 years (specific time frame unknown?). This system will be terminated by the supplier 31/12/27 and we are therefore looking for a new system. It is unclear at this stage whether Museums will again be joined with the Local Studies department for a new system. Ideally Museums would prefer a stand alone system that was best suited to their needs which are more object based than archival and would enable a better public portal to search for and display objects in the Museums collections.
The current system is hosted by RBKC in house however all new systems would be hosted externally with the supplier. This would result in any IT issues being resolved quickly.
A CMS system is vital to the running of the Museums as all objects are recorded here with images, in-depth information, notes on conservation issues, loans, location, donors, etc. Leighton House is an Arts Council accredited museum and Sambourne House is working towards accreditation. Part of being accredited means careful record keeping and implementing Spectrum compliant information (all CMS providers we are considering are Spectrum compliant). It is important to chose the provider that is best suited to the Museums needs.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 22841000, 30144400, 92500000, 92520000, 92521000, 92521100

- **Estimated Value:** £99,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/07/2026 to 31/07/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F039746-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-04-30T10:14:32.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T10:29:18.517Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-068f04