Published date: 10 October 2024

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: 1 November 2024, 12am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Storage and warehousing services - 63120000

  • Storage and retrieval services - 63121000

  • Storage services - 63121100

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£50,000 to £100,000

Procurement reference

BIP894182331

Published date

10 October 2024

Closing date

1 November 2024

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

3 February 2025

Contract end date

1 February 2028

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 Invitation to Tender invites proposals for a supplier or suppliers to remove a number of photographic and book collections from The Courtauld Institute of Art, Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 0RN and store these for a period of 3-5 years.

Following the successful completion of capital works as part of Courtauld Connects Phase I in 2021, The Courtauld is preparing for the second phase of works (Phase II), which are anticipated to begin in 2026. In order to prepare for this, The Courtauld's photographic collections, and some book collections need to be removed from Somerset House and sent to off-site storage. Working to the current timescales, the collections need to be removed from Somerset House in 2025 and stored off-site for a period of 3-5 years. Some of the photographic collections, and book collections will then be returned to the new library within The Courtauld at Somerset House, although others, including photographic collections which have been digitised, will remain in storage for an indefinite period.

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Additional text

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

About the buyer

Contact name

Rebecca Lim

Address

Somerset House
Strand
London
WC2R 0RN
UK

Telephone

07881915094

Email

Rebecca.Lim@courtauld.ac.uk