Tender

Publishing DITA Technical Content to Microsoft Word

RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT LIMITED

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25 Oct 2017 at 13:43

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Summary of the contracting process

RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT LIMITED is seeking tenders for the project titled "Publishing DITA Technical Content to Microsoft Word," classified under services. The invitation is currently in the Tender stage, which is set to close on 24th November 2017. This procurement process involves an open procedure, allowing for a broad range of suppliers to participate. The effective contract period will commence from 4th December 2017 and conclude on 28th February 2018, with a project value estimated between £20,000 and £30,000. The work necessitates a solution that adheres to specific document formatting guidelines for safety case reports, aiming to enhance accessibility of technical content.

This tender represents an opportunity for businesses specialising in document creation and multimedia software, as well as those providing consultancy services for software programming. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are encouraged to participate, particularly those with proven expertise in converting technical content into well-structured, compliant documents. Engaging in this project could open avenues for growth and establish lasting relationships within the public sector, particularly for firms looking to innovate in digital content management and presentation.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Publishing DITA Technical Content to Microsoft Word

Notice Description

The complete scope is provided in the Contract Technical Specification entitled "Publishing DITA Technical Content to Microsoft Word". RWM has produced a generic Disposal System Safety Case (DSSC) to illustrate high-level disposal concepts in a variety of geological settings. At present all documents in the DSSC are written in Microsoft Word and are published in PDF format as standalone documents. There is a clear benefit to RWM and other stakeholders to be able to access this information in a more interactive hyperlinked form and RWM is therefore exploring means to moving to a more modern production process. As part of this update RWM intends to move to authoring safety case documents using a mark-up language, thereby allowing metadata to be captured with document contents. Such metadata includes the identification of information sources (e.g. relating a graph to the underlying dataset or model), quality or approval, and versioning information. A natural endpoint is the transition to a full electronic safety case, however at present RWM requires the ability to continue to produce paper based document submissions in addition to web-enabled versions (often referred to as single source publishing). A number of DSSC documents have now been converted to DITA and are available in both paper and HTML format. RWM has strict guidelines relating to the format of its published reports and all published documents must meet these guidelines. Associated with these guidelines is a Microsoft Word template which contains appropriate character, paragraph, table and numbering styles to meet these guidelines. At present RWM does not have any means to publish DITA content in a format consistent with these guidelines. The key objective of the work specified in the Contract Technical Specification (CTS) is to deliver a solution to RWM which converts technical DITA content into an appropriately styled Microsoft Word compatible DOCX/DOCM via a DITAMAP. Additional information: Please download the tender documents from this Notice

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-135812e7-589f-4998-bb63-f3d90e2b5d54
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/35ecca53-8d6f-4f92-80d9-a5c954ae75c9
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

48300000 - Document creation, drawing, imaging, scheduling and productivity software package

48500000 - Communication and multimedia software package

48900000 - Miscellaneous software package and computer systems

72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£30,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Nov 20178 years ago
Submission Deadline
1 Dec 2017Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
4 Dec 2017 - 28 Feb 2018 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DIDCOT
Postcode
OX11 0RH
Post Town
Oxford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Vale of White Horse
Electoral Ward
Hendreds
Westminster Constituency
Didcot and Wantage

Further Information

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