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ocds-h6vhtk-050e66 · tender

002611 Supply, Delivery, Installation & On-Site Maintenance of Digitisation Scanning Equipment

British Library

Estimated Value

Up to £487,718

Deadline

7 June 2025

Published

8 May 2025

Type

Not specified

LondonGBopen

Overview

The purpose of this tender is to procure a suite of brand-new digitisation equipment to support the high-quality, high-speed digital capture of a wide range of archival and heritage materials. The equipment required includes: •Two large-format line scanners (up to A0 size) for items such as newspapers •Six overhead line scanners suitable for documents such as journals •Four microfilm scanners capable of high-volume digitisation of various microfilm formats Where applicable, scanners should be equipped with features such as weighted book cradles and automatic or semi-automatic glass systems, with the capability to move the scanning bed independently of the glass to apply appropriate pressure in line with conservation standards To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?not...

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    Preservica

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    £5m

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British Library
Typepublic body
RegionUKI31
Total tenders76
Total spend£212,998,357
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Published

8 May 2025

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