Published date: 23 March 2016

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 26 April 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Storage and retrieval services - 63121000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£50,000

Procurement reference

EP003

Published date

23 March 2016

Closing date

26 April 2016

Contract start date

1 November 2016

Contract end date

31 October 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

This contract is for the Supply of Specialised Storage Services for the Royal College of Music.

There are two lots.

Lot 1 - Packing, Transport, Storage & Retrieval Services for the College Museum's collection. RCM are seeking a supplier who will look after their collection whilst the College's Museum is being demolished and rebuilt. The College will require access to the artefacts throughout the contract period to continue with conservation activities. Artefacts will need to be stored in a controlled environment and suppliers will need to have proven experience of handling valuable and fragile items.

Lot 2 - Library Special Collections Storage & Delivery Service. The Library keeps some of it's collection offsite, however will need to retrieve files from the collection on at least a weekly basis. RCM is looking for a supplier that can store the collection in controlled environmental condition and can offer this delivery and collection service.

RCM is open to awarding both lots to the same supplier or separate suppliers.

The procurement documentation can be accessed from https://lupc.bravosolution.co.uk

This tender is being run by Ensemble Purchasing on behalf of the Royal College of Music.

More information

Links

Additional text

Interested parties can find out more on the following etendering portal:

https://lupc.bravosolution.co.uk

The full ITT documentation and instructions for participating in the tender can be downloaded from here. All queries should be communicated through this portal.

About the buyer

Address

Royal College of Music
Prince Consort Road
London
SW7 2BS
England

Email

ensemblepurchasing@lupc.ac.uk

Website

https://lupc.bravosolution.co.uk