CBC-0649-T-CE Aerial Photo Scanning

Central Bedfordshire Council is a Unitary authority and has responsibility for the Historic Environment Record (HER) for both Central Bedfordshire and Luton areas. It is seeking competitive quotations for the contract to carry out the scanning and rectification of 10 epochs of vertical aerial photos currently held as contact prints.

*** PLEASE NOTE *** - A revised ITT (Invitation to Tender) specification has been updated and sent out as a clarification on 19.08.16 - please complete the version named 'Aerial Photo Scanning ITT revised as of 19.08.16 Final V2' which is located in the 'Clarification Tab - '012 Clarification' and not the version within the ITT tab.

Help and support - The Council will provide as much support and information as it can to help guide you through the Tender process. Questions asked together with the response, will be made available to all firms quoting, to ensure a fair and consistent approach to all. If there is anything you are not sure of or need clarification of, then please contact us using the correspondence facility within the In-tend electronic tendering system.

Please view the 'Clarification' tab for any updates or responses to questions raised.

Last date for receiving questions on Intend system: 06/09/2016

Completed Tenders and attachments should be submitted electronically, by the due date via our “in-tend” electronic tendering system. Tenders must be uploaded via the “My Return” section of the system. Tenders submitted through the correspondence facility will not be considered. Your Tender must be submitted via the In-Tend system by no later than 12:00 noon on 09/09/2016, tenders received after that time will be excluded.

Please ensure that you inform us of your decision to participate. To submit a response, you will be required to Opt In (located in the ITT tab). Opt In- This will confirm to us of your involvement and your intention to submit a return. Opt Out- This will confirm to us that you are not submitting a return. You will be able to provide a reason as to your decision and have the option to cease any system-generated communication. You will be able to opt back in at any point.

Target contract commencement date: 20/09/2016 Contract End date: 31/03/2017

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