Temporary Storage and Relocation for the Bromley Historic Collections

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The Council is inviting suitable qualified providers to undertake the packaging, removal, transportation, temporary storage, return and unpacking of the Bromley Historic Collections. The Bromley Historic Collection consists of objects, works of art, archives, and other publications that record the history of the area that is now the London Borough of Bromley. The Bromley Historic Collections comprises the Local Studies and Archive collection at Bromley Central Library and the Museum art and object collection currently housed in Church Hill Depot at Orpington Priory Gardens. Providers will be required to evidence that they are fully compliant and registered to relocate and manage Archive and Museum collections under the following standards: • BS EN 16893:2018 - Conservation of Cultural Heritage • BS 4971:2017 - Conservation and care of archive and library collections • BS EN 16648:2015 - Conservation of cultural heritage - transport methods Lot 1: The Council is inviting suitable qualified providers to undertake the packaging, removal, transportation, temporary storage, return and unpacking of the Bromley Historic Collections. The Bromley Historic Collection consists of objects, works of art, archives, and other publications that record the history of the area that is now the London Borough of Bromley. The Bromley Historic Collections comprises the Local Studies and Archive collection at Bromley Central Library and the Museum art and object collection currently housed in Church Hill Depot at Orpington Priory Gardens. Providers will be required to evidence that they are fully compliant and registered to relocate and manage Archive and Museum collections under the following standards: • BS EN 16893:2018 - Conservation of Cultural Heritage • BS 4971:2017 - Conservation and care of archive and library collections • BS EN 16648:2015 - Conservation of cultural heritage - transport methods Additional information: Providers will be required to evidence that they are fully compliant and registered to relocate and manage Archive and Museum collections under the following standards: • BS EN 16893:2018 - Conservation of Cultural Heritage • BS 4971:2017 - Conservation and care of archive and library collections • BS EN 16648:2015 - Conservation of cultural heritage - transport methods