Introduction
V&A Museum is the world's greatest museum of art and design, with collections unrivalled in their scope and diversity. Visitors can discover 3000 years' worth of amazing artefacts from many of the world's richest cultures including ceramics, furniture, fashion, glass, jewellery, metalwork, photographs, sculpture, textiles and paintings. The Victoria and Albert Museum in South Kensington, London is part of a family of museums which also includes The V&A Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green and The Theatre Museum in Covent Garden. The Museum is classified as a 'Non Departmental Public Body' [NDPB] sponsored by the Department of Culture Media and Sport [DCMS]. The Museum currently spends approximately £35 million annually on a wide range of goods and services.
The Victoria and Albert Museum Procurement Portal is designed to assist Suppliers in submitting relevant business information and tenders. It also gives the ability for potential suppliers to view contract announcements in real time and allow them to register their details by using the Museums chosen 'e-tendering' service provider, BiP Solutions Ltd 's e-tendering suite called 'Delta e-ts' [comprising 'Select', 'Project' and 'Vault'].
This Portal, along with BiP's Delta Suite, establishes the Museum's commitment to its e-procurement programme, aiming to introduce electronic tendering, electronic ordering of goods and payment to our suppliers, resulting in improved efficiency and a reduction in costs for us and those who do business with us.