Published date: 10 February 2023

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 4 April 2022, 11:59pm

Contract summary

Industry

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Location of contract

TW9 4DU

Value of contract

£0 to £1,000,000

Procurement reference

TNA457

Published date

10 February 2023

Closing date

4 April 2022

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

1 September 2022

Contract end date

31 August 2032

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The National Archives (TNA) is seeking expressions of interest from potential partners to digitise and to publish online the records of the Foreign Office: Consulates and Legation, China: General Correspondence, Series I, contained in series FO 228. The contract award would include a commercial license to publish online digital images and associated metadata, and a requirement to undertake all the necessary activities to make that possible - including conservation, digital image capture, use of metadata to allow for meaningful searches of the records, and online publication. TNA expects that the appointed Supplier will deliver the contract at NIL cost to TNA, and will also deliver a royalty return to TNA during the contract period, in consideration for the licence to publish the Collection.

This series contains general correspondence of the British legation and consulates in China. In addition to correspondence between the legation, consulates and the Foreign Office, there is correspondence with Chinese authorities, colonial governments, ports, fleets, India, Supreme Court and Foreign Ministries etc. The series also includes correspondence relating to Korea up to 1896.

If this opportunity is of interest to you, please email us at procurement@nationalarchives.gov.uk by 23:59 (UK time) 4 April 2022.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Call for Expressions of Interest: Licensing Opportunity - FO 228

  • Opportunity
  • Published 4 March 2022

Award information

Awarded date

29 October 2022

Contract start date

6 February 2023

Contract end date

5 February 2033

Total value of contract

£1,686,978

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

ADAM MATTHEW DIGITAL LIMITED

Address

London Road
MARLBOROUGH
Wiltshire
SN8 2AG
GB

Reference

Companies House number: 05960030

Value of contract

£1,686,978

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

This is an income generating contract for The National Archives. All services delivered under the contract are at nil cost to The National Archives. The figure given as contract value represents the upper end estimate of income generated during the 10 year contract term.

About the buyer

Address

RUSKIN AVENUE
RICHMOND
TW94DU
England

Email

procurement@nationalarchives.gov.uk