003099 - Quartex Digital Footprint increase

Durham County Council
North East
Direct award
1 May 2026 to 30 April 2028

Expansion of an existing digital microfilm viewing platform to accommodate an increase in data storage requirements from 1TB to 5TB. The service supports the display of scanned historical images for public visitors, requiring continued integration with the proprietary Quartex software environment to avoid technical incompatibility.

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Awarded value: £31k; As published
Published: 30 April 2026
Awarded: 30 April 2026; Adam Matthew Digital Limited
Contract length: 24 months; Ends 30 April 2028

What the contract covers

Service procurement

Provision of digital microfilm viewing software and associated cloud data storage solutions for public archive and heritage visitor centres.

Provision of the Quartex digital microfilm viewing solution for The Story visitors to view scanned images
Additional data storage services increasing the digital footprint to 5TB

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Service procurement
Procedure: Direct award
Initial term: 24 months
Contract dates: 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2028
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
CPV codes: 48100000

Services in this contract

Museum and archive collection managementMain service£46k typicalQuartex digital archive viewing platform with added data storage for a museum

Lifecycle

Published
30 April 2026
Contract awardedto Adam Matthew Digital Limited
30 April 2026
Contract starts
1 May 2026
Contract ends
30 April 2028

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Durham County Council

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Adam Matthew Digital Limited

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3457819/003099-quartex-digital-footprint-increase
Buyer reference: OPEN2026956
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-068f0c
Last checked: 4 November 2026

Durham County Council. 003099 - Quartex Digital Footprint increase. Contract award, 30 April 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3457819/003099-quartex-digital-footprint-increase (accessed 4 November 2026).