Published date: 1 March 2024

Last edited date: 1 March 2024

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 5 April 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

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

  • Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 79000000

  • Education and training services - 80000000

    • Recreational, cultural and sporting services - 92000000

Location of contract

TW9 4DU

Value of contract

£0 to £1,000,000

Procurement reference

TNA618

Published date

1 March 2024

Closing date

5 April 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

12 August 2024

Contract end date

11 August 2034

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure (above threshold)

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The National Archives is seeking expressions of interest for the digitisation, licensing and publication of the Home Guard Service Records, both from WWII, 1940-45 and in the 1950s.  The project will be to digitise, transcribe and publish online the 4 million individual Home Guard service records previously held by the MoD. The contract award will include a commercial licence to publish the images online, (and associated transcription data produced by the project) and to undertake all the required processes to complete this (including such activities as digital image capture and transcription of data, to allow for meaningful searches of the records' online publication), for which TNA will expect a commercial return.

This will be an income contract delivered at nil cost to The National Archives. The Contract Value figures herein represent the estimated anticipated revenue incoming to the supplier from provision of the services.

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About the buyer

Address

RUSKIN AVENUE
RICHMOND
TW94DU
England

Email

procurement@nationalarchives.gov.uk