RFP QuestBeta
OpenStage · award

British Library

Supply, Delivery, Installation & On-Site Maintenance of Digitisation Scanning Equipment

Value£500k
Deadline
Published15 Jul 2025
RegionNationwide
Who to contact
andy.kemp@bl.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

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The brief

The purpose of this tender is to procure a suite of brand-new digitisation equipment to support the high-quality, high-speed digital capture of a wide range of archival and heritage materials.

The equipment required includes: •Two large-format line scanners (up to A0 size) for items such as newspapers •Six overhead line scanners suitable for documents such as journals •Four microfilm scanners capable of high-volume digitisation of various microfilm formats This contract also covers on-site maintenance services.

The contract shall be awarded in its entirety to one supplier and will not be let in lots due to the economic and practical efficiencies presented by a single contract delivery model as set out in the ITT documents.

To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=966125099

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The purpose of this tender is

The purpose of this tender is to procure a suite of brand-new digitisation equipment to support the high-quality, high-speed digital capture of a wide range of archival and heritage materials.

02

Four microfilm scanners capable of high-volume digitisation

Four microfilm scanners capable of high-volume digitisation of various microfilm formats.

03

The contract shall be awarded in its

The contract shall be awarded in its entirety to one supplier and will not be let in lots due to the economic and practical efficiencies presented by a single contract delivery model as set out in the ITT documents.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052a8e
Stage
award · Awarded
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
040149-2025
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