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IWM/2425/DCM/3312: Digital Asset Management System (DAMS) for IWM

Imperial War Museums

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Key details

Contracting authority
Region
Duxford
Delivery: British Oversea Territories
Contract value
£300,000ex VAT
Deadline
28 June 2024
Published
24 May 2024

Procurement

Contract period
1 January 2025 - 31 March 2028
3 years
Procedure type
Open procedure
CPV classifications
  • 72220000 Systems and technical consultancy services

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What happened

The contract runs until 31 Mar 2028.

Description

IWM is seeking to replace its Digital Asset Management System ("DAMS"). IWM relies on this system to preserve, store and make accessible the millions of born digital and digitised assets in our collections, which include film, photographs, sound, artworks and documents.

The DAMS is an internal system which is closely integrated with our Collections Management System, and it also supplies digital assets to our website and commercial services. This procurement includes the following activities:

•Configuration of a new DAMS •Integration of the new DAMS with other IWM systems (notably the Axiell Collections CMS) •Migration of assets & metadata from the existing DAMS to the new DAMS •Ongoing support for the new DAMS.

While parts of this work are tightly specified, there are areas where IWM will be open to a variety of possible approaches.

Full description

IWM is seeking to replace its Digital Asset Management System (“DAMS”). IWM relies on this system to preserve, store and make accessible the millions of born digital and digitised assets in our collections, which include film, photographs, sound, artworks and documents.

The DAMS is an internal system which is closely integrated with our Collections Management System, and it also supplies digital assets to our website and commercial services. This procurement includes the following activities:

•Configuration of a new DAMS

•Integration of the new DAMS with other IWM systems (notably the Axiell Collections CMS)

•Migration of assets & metadata from the existing DAMS to the new DAMS

•Ongoing support for the new DAMS.

While parts of this work are tightly specified, there are areas where IWM will be open to a variety of possible approaches. For example, a successful solution might have a user-friendly user interface for all our curators to use or might have very limited access only for our technical specialists. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/3W782Q7472

Contact

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IWM London, Lambeth Road, Duxford, SE1 6HZ

Identifiers

Buyer reference
BIP864260764
Notice ID
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OCID
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