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title: "Tender for Spectra-Certified Data Tapes"
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# Tender for Spectra-Certified Data Tapes

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tender-for-spectra-certified-data-tapes-ocds-h6vhtk-034456). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** British Film Institute: "Tender for Spectra-Certified Data Tapes". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £450,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 12 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [British Film Institute](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/british-film-institute-gov-pb189)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £450,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 12 July 2022 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Linear Tape-Open (LTO) cartridges, Magnetic tapes
- **Delivery Location:** UKH23
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tender-for-spectra-certified-data-tapes-ocds-h6vhtk-034456#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-034456`

## 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/tender-for-spectra-certified-data-tapes-ocds-h6vhtk-034456#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fbfi%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tender-for-spectra-certified-data-tapes-ocds-h6vhtk-034456#participate

## 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 30234700, 30237360
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Estimated Value:** £450,000
- **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 film collections e...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Spectra Certified Data Tapes (active)
  - Award id: `026659-2022-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Ovation Data Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-64089`
  - Value: £450,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Spectra Certified Data Tapes (active)
  - Signed Value: £450,000
  - Signed Date: 11/09/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F026659-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-09-23T10:02:33.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T04:46:04.290Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-034456