Awarded contract

2023_Arts - British Council Collection Management System

Details

Supplier(s)
SKINsoft
Value
£89,012
Topic
Industry specific software package
Published
19 September 2024

Tender 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. Lot 1: 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.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date1 May 2024
  2. Completed: Award published19 September 2024
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About the buyer

British Council is a UK charity that buys as a central government non-departmental public body sponsored by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Cultural relations, English teaching and exams are delivered in more than 200 countries and territories. Tenders run through the In-Tend e-tendering portal, where suppliers register online, view opportunities, express interest and submit bids. Specialist frameworks, including the DICE framework for creative economy services, sit alongside individual tender competitions. Income beyond the FCDO grant comes from teaching, exams and commercial contracts. Purchase orders and standard terms and conditions govern contracts once awarded.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of British Council's contract awards have been in business services, IT services and hotel, catering and retail.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 48100000 · Industry specific software package

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