Published date: 8 April 2024

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


Closing: 4 April 2024, 11am

Contract summary

Industry

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

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£32,200

Procurement reference

DERBSCC001-DN718527-14600547

Published date

8 April 2024

Closing date

4 April 2024

Closing time

11am

Contract start date

8 April 2024

Contract end date

31 May 2024

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?

Yes

Description

Purchase of the Holmes & Co archive from the owner (the Carriage Foundation). This is a unique archive of historical documents which was purchased at auction in February 2024 by the Carriage Foundation, to safeguard the archive and give Derbyshire Record Office time to fundraise the purchase price and buy it from them. The Carriage Foundation are selling the archive to DRO at the price it was purchased at auction (£32,200).\r
\r
The full cost of the purchase has now been secured through grants from the Friends of the National Libraries and the V&A Purchase Grant Fund, each of which is paying 50% of the price. There is therefore no financial impact for DCC in purchasing the archive. The purchase will not affect the overall insurance value of the archive collections at DRO (currently £6million), nor incur any other financial liabilities: the archive is small (6 boxes), in good condition, and requires minimal processing to make it accessible to the public.

Award information

Awarded date

5 April 2024

Contract start date

8 April 2024

Contract end date

31 May 2024

Total value of contract

£32,200

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

The Carriage Foundation

Address

CV5 6QA

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Courtney Howard

Address

County Hall
Matlock
DE4 3AG
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1629532310

Email

courtney.howard@derbyshire.gov.uk

Website

http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/