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Pan-Archival Catalogue Delivery

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES

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09 Nov 2021 at 10:38

Summary of the contracting process

The National Archives has completed a procurement process for the project titled "Pan-Archival Catalogue Delivery" in the IT services category. The contract, valued at £837,900 GBP, was awarded to Mercator IT Solutions Limited. The procurement method used was selective, with a tender period ending on October 25, 2021. The contract period spans from November 17, 2021, to November 16, 2023, with the delivery address in Richmond, England.

This tender provides opportunities for SMEs in the IT services industry to compete for contracts with The National Archives. Being part of a framework agreement, businesses well-suited to deliver IT consulting, software development, and support services would thrive in this procurement. The contract period offers a significant timeline for the selected business to engage and fulfil the requirements outlined in the project scope.

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Notice Title

Pan-Archival Catalogue Delivery

Notice Description

Develop a pan-archival catalogue, bringing together record descriptions from multiple catalogues into a single new system. Develop an Extract, Transform, Load process to migrate The National Archives' catalogue data from multiple relational database (SQL Server) and RDF databases to a cloud based native RDF database (AWS Neptune). Develop API(s) functionality to enable search, select, add, export, edit, import and delete catalogue data Develop search for use by expert users (using SPARQL in combination with Elasticsearch) GCloud service id 504202483778440

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-4120907f-27b4-40f2-8d5b-9ddec3530c4c
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/211b6a4f-0218-414c-bba2-30adf4d40750
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£837,900 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£1,498,200 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 May 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
25 Oct 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 Oct 20214 years ago
Contract Period
17 Nov 2021 - 16 Nov 2023 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@nationalarchives.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
RICHMOND
Postcode
TW9 4DU
Post Town
Twickenham
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI7 Outer London - West and North West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI75 Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Richmond upon Thames
Electoral Ward
Kew
Westminster Constituency
Richmond Park

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MERCATOR IT SOLUTIONS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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