Published date: 14 October 2021

Last edited date: 27 October 2021

This notice was replaced on 17 November 2021

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 17 November 2021)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Software package and information systems - 48000000

  • IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

    • Health and social work services - 85000000

    • Recreational, cultural and sporting services - 92000000

    • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

TW9 4DU

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

TNA393

Published date

14 October 2021

Closing date

1 November 2021

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

8 November 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

A prototype that will allow the digital portal to our central repository, Discovery, to become the digital gateway to collections of records from across the UK. Discovery currently provides no way to filter national content thematically, so there is no straightforward way to bring less privileged narratives to the fore - in fact no way to categorise content at all beyond the repository that holds it. We would like to create a prototype to address this issue, to address the problem, how can collections be both brought together and separated out?

The prototype will:

• Manage terms to be picked up by Elasticsearch
• Filter by term manifested in the Discovery UI and the API
• Enable terms to run in parallel across TNA and non-TNA records via the API (not necessarily within the interface)
• Be an example template for 3rd party display of data

We have formed partnerships with organisations within the Archives sector to test the functionality of the development of the system. The Appointed Supplier will collaborate with partners to redesign the front end search page to ensure it is 'user-friendly', with prompts and advice of how to use the search for records.

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About the buyer

Address

RUSKIN AVENUE
KEW
RICHMOND
TW94DU
England

Email

procurement@nationalarchives.gov.uk