Published date: 8 February 2023

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 June 2023, 12am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Library, archives, museums and other cultural services - 92500000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£370,000

Procurement reference

BIP758107233

Published date

8 February 2023

Closing date

1 June 2023

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

1 August 2023

Contract end date

31 July 2028

Contract type

Service contract

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Imperial War Museums ("IWM") requires a contractor to develop and deliver audio guide content and associated hardware in order to provide audio-guided tours for visitors at two of their London sites. These audio guides should be developed and tested ready to be launched on 1 June 2024. The contract will include the installation and ongoing maintenance of the new audio guide system for a period of five years with an option of two further one-year extensions. The full invitation to tender will be published on contracts finder on 31st March 2023. IWM's five branches attract over 2.5 million visitors each year. Churchill War Rooms and HMS Belfast are IWM's two historic sites in London. Churchill War Rooms During the Second World War, a group of basement offices in Whitehall served as the centre of Britain's war effort. The complex, known as the Cabinet War Rooms, offered a secure headquarters to leading government ministers, military strategists and the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill. These rooms, and the people who worked in them, became the heart of Britain's war machine. The site is now part of IWM and opened to the public in 1984. In 2005, the award-winning Churchill Museum was opened, and the site was renamed Churchill War Rooms. Churchill War Rooms ("CWR") is open seven days a week, welcoming over 620,000 visitors per year (2019 pre-Covid figures). HMS Belfast HMS Belfast is IWM's historic 11,500-ton cruiser moored in the Pool of London. It is the last big gun armoured warship in Europe to have fought in the Second World War. The ship is a unique example of Britain's maritime history in the twentieth century and has been part of IWM since 1978. HMS Belfast ("HMSB") is open to the public seven days a week and receives over 320,000 visitor per annum (2019 pre-Covid figures). OUTLINE All visitors to the sites, including event guests, receive a free audio guide which guides them around the site. The guides are included in the admission fee and are available in a selection of languages. The current audio guides have been in place since 2005, with a similar guide in operation prior to that. There have been minor tweaks to these guides, but the overall experience remains unchanged since they were launched. The current offer will be available until 2024 before it is permanently retired. It is the intention of IWM to offer a refreshed and modernised audio or multimedia guide to all visitors, free with general admission. THE GUIDE The requirements of the production include but are not limited to: Provision of 625 handsets at Churchill War Rooms ("CWR") and 550 at HMS Belfast ("HMSB"). These figures reflect the site capacity. The handsets are used to monitor capacity at the sites so a minimum operational level of 90% would be required at all times. The adult tour will be produced in English and eleven additional languages. The choice of languages will differ at each site. Content for family groups Provision for those with hearing or visual impair

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About the buyer

Address

IWM London
Lambeth Road
London
SE1 6HZ
UK

Telephone

+442074165000

Email

erowberry@iwm.org.uk