Surveillance and security systems and devices

Tender description

An upgrade of the British Library's existing NVR and VAMS solution at the Library's sites at St Pancras and Boston Spa. The British Library (The Library) is the national library of the United Kingdom and an international research library of world renown. It was founded in 1972 by the amalgamation of national institutions including the British Museum Library and the National Lending Library for Science and Technology. As a Non-Departmental Public Body the Library receives Government funding from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). The collections of the Library have developed over 250 years and contain more than 170 000 000 items, representing every age of written civilisation and every aspect of human thought. 3 000 000 items enter our collections of manuscripts, printed materials, sound recordings and digital materials each year. These items are protected by an existing CCTV system, which comprises of analogue and IP cameras, Network Video Recorders and control room PCs to monitor cameras and playback the recordings. The main objective of this procurement is to replace existing CCTV Recording system with a new Genetec NVR and VAMS (Security Centre) system to include: — carry out comprehensive surveys to understand the systems infrastructure, — survey the security operations to understand the new system functionalities, — provide a detail design showing new system functionality to support above infrastructure and operational requirements, — supply and install the NVR, VAMS system new through a structured installation and project management, — prove that the new VAMS and NVR systems are capable to integrate with the other security systems in near future in the modular format without the need to change the base platforms, — the system will need to be capable of operating 24/7, 365 days a year, — decommission and dispose all the redundant analogue CCTV/VMS equipment along with the cables in all the security locations, — carryout a comprehensive system test to prove its functionality, — train the system operatives and provide training and handover documents, — provide one year defects liability maintenance with warranty.