Open tender · United Kingdom · Services
ITT (CF) - Digital Preservation System - UID 226M
Historic England in the United Kingdom is inviting bids for “ITT (CF) - Digital Preservation System - UID 226M”. Bids close on 4 November 2026, 09:30 GMT; the estimated value is £1.16 million. askTender lists every requirement to qualify and checks whether your company meets them.
The tender in brief
A hosted digital preservation system for Historic England's archive, for software-as-a-service providers
Historic England is buying a software-as-a-service digital preservation system to care for its existing digital archive and for data sets its teams create. The system must provide full digital preservation in line with the OAIS reference model, ISO14721, and include hosting of archive content in a cyber-secure environment. The estimated value is £1,160,000 excluding VAT, running from 4 January 2027 to 3 January 2030, with possible extension to 3 January 2035.
Key facts
- Estimated value
- £1.16 million
- Contract period
- 4 January 2027 to 3 January 2030, possible extension to 3 January 2035 (5x 12 months)
- How bids are judged
- Quality 75%, Price 25%, with an optional final assurance/demonstration meeting with the highest scoring supplier
- Published
- 09 Oct 2026
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