Please see below for details of a new invitation to tender to design, develop
and implement the Yousef Jameel Online Centre for the Study of Islamic &
Eastern Art at the Ashmolean Museum
Ashmolean Museum
THE YOUSEF JAMEEL ONLINE CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF ISLAMIC & EASTERN ART
Pre-qualification for Invitation to Tender for Software Supply
Interested companies are invited to submit pre-qualification documentation for
designing, developing and implementing the Yousef Jameel Online Centre for the
Study of Islamic & Eastern Art
The pre-qualification document can be obtained on request from Paul Groves
(jameelcentre@ashmus.ox.ac.uk) or downloaded from:
http://jameelcentre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/media/files/jameel_centre_pqq.pdf
The closing date for submitting pre-qualification documents is 12.00 noon Friday
23rd January 2009
Background
Thanks to the generosity of Yousef Jameel, Hon. LHD, the Ashmolean Museum has
been running a project to digitise the Museum's Islamic and Eastern Art
collections and to present these online as an educational resource accessible
to all. The resulting resource will be known as the Yousef Jameel Online
Centre for the Study of Islamic and Eastern Art.
The project began in July 2007 when the digitisation programme for the Centre
started. To date over 7,000 objects have been photographed.
For further background to the project, including examples of the high-quality
photography being produced, please see http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org
Software Supplier
The Museum now wishes to appoint a Software Supplier to develop the Yousef
Jameel Online Centre for the Study of Islamic and Eastern Art website and the
underlying content management system.
Tender Process
The appointment of a Software Supplier for developing the Yousef Jameel Online
Centre for the Study of Islamic and Eastern Art will be by selective
competitive tendering and the short-listing of suitable suppliers to invite to
tender will be based on responses to the pre-qualification document.
Selection Criteria
Selection for inclusion on the final list of Software Suppliers for the Yousef
Jameel Online Centre for the Study of Islamic and Eastern Art will be on the
basis of your submission and the following criteria:
Responses
The pre-qualification information requested should be submitted no later 12.00
noon Friday 23rd January 2009
Responses may be submitted by email (preferred) to jameelcentre@ashmus.ox.ac.uk
or by post to:
Paul Groves
Department of Eastern Art
Ashmolean Museum
Beaumont Street
Oxford
OX1 2PH
Queries
Any queries relating to this document, your submission and the Yousef Jameel Online Centre for the Study of Islamic & Eastern Art Software tender should be addressed in the first instance to:
Paul Groves, Project Manager, Yousef Jameel Online Centre for the Study of
Islamic and Eastern Art
Tender timetable
Following receipt of pre-qualification documents, the Museum will evaluate the
responses and create a short list of up to 6 suppliers.
The short listed suppliers will be invited to tender for the Yousef Jameel
Online Centre for the Study of Islamic and Eastern Art software contract. It
is expected that the full invitation to tender will be sent out on Wednesday
28th January 2009, with responses due 12.00 noon Monday 16th February 2009.
Supplier interviews are planned to take place between 25th-26th February 2009,
with the selection of a preferred supplier shortly afterwards. The Museum
anticipates awarding the Yousef Jameel Online Centre for the Study of Islamic
and Eastern Art software contract by Wednesday 4th March 2009.
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Paul Groves, Project Manager
The Yousef Jameel Online Centre for the Study of Islamic and Eastern Art
Dept. of Eastern Art, Ashmolean Museum
Beaumont Street, Oxford, OX1 2PH. UK
T: +44 (0)1865 278289
W: http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/
For disclaimer, see http://www.ashmolean.org/email/
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