Published date: 4 September 2025

Last edited date: 5 September 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 10 March 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Motion picture and video services - 92100000

Location of contract

W1T 1LN

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

IT-190-412-2025/417 - AWARD

Published date

4 September 2025

Closing date

10 March 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

6 October 2025

Contract end date

5 October 2028

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The BFI requires several Suppliers to deliver Film Scanning, Mastering and Restoration Services under a Framework Agreement.

The British Film Institute is responsible for the accessibility and preservation of a significant share of the UK's film heritage and aims to make it available to audiences through the widest range of platforms and technologies. The film collections cared for by the BFI National Archive encompass the entire history of cinema and include examples of an extremely wide range of formats and systems. To help achieve these objectives this framework agreement invites bidders to propose a range of scanning and digital image & audio mastering and restoration services, along with costs, which can be drawn upon to augment technical capacity within the BFI's Archive and Content departments.

While the BFI maintains considerable expertise and equipment to support and preserve these formats, this Tender seeks a greater range and capacity through commercial provision.

Full details of the draft Specification will be available to the Potential Providers in the draft ITT documentation of this requirement.

The Framework Agreement term shall be for a period of 3 years with an option to extend by up to a further 1 year.

Please Note: This requirement will be awarded as a Framework Agreement therefore the BFI does not guarantee any work during the term of the Agreement.

Award information

Awarded date

4 August 2025

Contract start date

6 October 2025

Contract end date

5 October 2028

Total value of contract

£1,065,000

This contract was awarded to 4 suppliers.

Cinegrell GmbH

Address

Saatlenstrasse 261, Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, 8050

Reference

None

Dragon DI

Address

Pencoed Technology Park, Pencoed, Mid Glamorgan, United Kingdom, CF35 5HZ

Reference

None

L'IMMAGINE RITROVATA SRL

Address

Via Riva di Reno 72, Bologna, Italy, 40122

Reference

None

R3store Studios Ltd

Address

Unit 26, Poplar Business Park, 10 Prestons Road, London, United Kingdom, E14 9RL

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Vicki Akinosho

Address

21 Stephen Street
London
London
W1T 1LN
United Kingdom

Telephone

020 7957 4792

Email

vicki.akinosho@bfi.org.uk