Paisley Museum Re-imagined: Digital Interactives (Re-issue)

Description

Renfrewshire Council is using a two stage procedure to procure a suitably qualified software contractor to undertake the production and design of digital interactives following the extension, renovation and refurbishment of the Grade A listed Paisley Museum. Stage 1 is the selection stage. Stage 2 is the award stage. This is stage 1 of the procedure and Bidders interested in participating in the procurement exercise are invited to submit a request to participate in accordance with the information and instructions detailed in the "PMR AV Software - Digital Interactives ITP" document contained in the Additional Documents area. This document also gives an overview of the service requirements. For the avoidance of doubt, this procedure is not for the procurement of AV hardware. The Council is only seeking to procure the software services at this time. At this stage, the Council is only requiring interested bidders to submit the following: List of previous experience - template provided in additional documents Response to previous experience question in RTP Questionnaire Response to accessibility and user experience question in RTP Questionnaire Complete SPD Candidate's declaration The Council has included video presentations and example project briefs, however these are for information only at this time and to assist Bidders better understand the Paisley Museum project and anticipated scope of requirements at ITT stage. Renfrewshire Council is using a two stage procedure to procure a suitably experienced and qualified Consultant to develop digital interactives for the Paisley Museum. This work forms part of the paisley Museum Re-imagined project. Design and software development to produce final working digital games. Number 12 digital interactives in total. 7 single screen touch screens (2 requiring a mechanical interface) and 5 with 2, 3, 4 or 5 screens – these are a mix of touch screens and feedback screens. These will be running computer touch screens. The games and interactives themselves will be simple in computer games terms, see CBBC games (https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/games) in terms of level of interactivity and gameplay (but not the Look and Feel). The successful contractor will need to develop all the elements required to produce robust, engaging and accessible games – this would include character, scene animations (if there are any), scene development and all on screen graphics. The following documents are contained in the Additional Documents section as “Supporting Documents.zip” file which further detail the Council’s requirements for the successful Contractor. Candidates should take cognisance of these documents when completing their RTP and demonstrating their previous experience with services similar in scope and scale. It is anticipated that the successful contractor will have 12 months to design, develop and procure final working games, programme will be confirmed at Stage 2 – Award stage. The “Supporting Documents.zip” file contains some example briefs for the digital interactives, but these documents are subject to change and will be further developed prior to Stage 2 - Award stage. they are included for information only at this stage to help Bidders understand the anticipated scope of requirements. The Council has also included Video Presentations on the PMR project and digital exhibition design however these are for information only and are not required to be considered as part of any RTP submission. For information, the Council has included the guides to the use of the PCS portal in the Additional Documents section of the notice. These are not a definitive source of help however and Bidders may contact the PCS helpline for support as well. The documents can also be found on the Suppliers Area of PCS and Candidate’s can follow these instructions to find them: Go to Supplier Area under the Help section then click the link to “System User Guides and Videos”. There will be a list of helpful documents and guides for the system including the "Supplier Guide for SPD" and “Postbox – Supplier User Guide” which will assist the Tenderer with the basic operation of the system.