Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-02-22
Buyer: The British Library
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 35120000: Surveillance and security systems
Estimated value: 300000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2019-03-05
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The British Library are seeking a supplier to upgrade our existing NVR and VAMS solution at the Library's sites at St Pancras and Boston Spa.
The British Library (The Library) is the national library of the United Kingdom and an international research library of world renown. It was founded in 1972 by the amalgamation of national institutions including the British Museum Library and the National Lending Library for Science and Technology. As a Non-Departmental Public Body the Library receives Government funding from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
The collections of the library have developed over 250 years and contain more than 170 000 000 items, representing every age of written civilisation and every aspect of human thought. 3 000 000 items enter our collections of manuscripts, printed materials, sound recordings and digital materials each year. These items are protected by an existing CCTV system, which comprises of analogue and IP cameras, Network Video Recorders and control room PCs to monitor cameras and playback the recordings.
The main objective of this procurement is to replace existing CCTV Recording system with a new Genetec NVR and VAMS (Security Centre) system to include:
— provide a detail design showing new system functionality to support above infrastructure and operational requirements,
— supply and install the NVR, VAMS system new through a structured installation and project management,
— prove that the new VAMS and NVR systems are capable to integrate with the other security systems in near future in the modular format without the need to change the base platforms,
— decommission and dispose all the redundant analogue CCTV/VMS equipment along with the cables in all the security locations,
The British Library has a responsibility to ensure the safety and security of collection items. Some exhibitions contain items from non-Library collections and having appropriate levels of security in place is a condition of the contract to lend. A working CCTV system is also crucial in monitoring who uses the library and there are national security considerations which are highly confidential that must be taken into consideration. The current supplier for this service has collapsed which has left the library without a supplier or the ability to source replacement components at a crucial period and this now must be replaced as a matter of operation urgency. An exercise has been undertaken to identify a suitable software provider, we are now seeking an installation and commissioning specialist to ensure CCTV is up and running within our required timescales.
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Eligibility requirements: As set out in the procurement documents.

Award value: 300000