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1961 Census Digitisation Project - Market Engagement - AWARD

OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS

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06 Feb 2018 at 14:17

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Summary of the contracting process

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is conducting the "1961 Census Digitisation Project - Market Engagement" tender, which is currently in the award stage. This procurement falls under the services category and is specifically concerned with document management and digitisation. The contract was awarded on 17th October 2018, with a contract period spanning from 1st November 2017 to 31st March 2019. The project is located in Newport, Gwent, United Kingdom, and the procurement method used is categorised as 'Other'.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses, especially those specialising in digitisation and data management services. Companies with a strong background in handling historical census data and expertise in document analysis would be particularly well-suited to participate. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) may find this an advantageous opportunity, given the emphasis on experience in quality assurance and statistical data management. Engaging in this project could help such businesses to expand their operations and enhance their visibility in the public sector market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

1961 Census Digitisation Project - Market Engagement - AWARD

Notice Description

The Office for National Statistics ('ONS') is responsible for running and producing results from the decennial census in England and Wales. This project is concerned with making greater use of historical census data. 1961 Census Small Area Statistics ('SAS') were produced as part of the aggregate statistical outputs from the 1961 Census. They contain more detailed information about population characteristics for much smaller areas than the main published outputs. The data are currently held in a set of more than 140,000 images of data in tables which were taken from microfilm generated from the original printed outputs. In its current form the 1961 SAS data cannot be used for detailed analysis. Digitisation would 'unlock' the data, extending the census timeseries backwards with detailed and comparable socio-economic data. This would be welcomed by the research community and enable increased understanding of a period of rapid social change. SCOPE ONS want to convert the static 1961 SAS images into high quality statistical data in digital form that can be made available to users free of charge via an online portal with a file download facility. Previous exploratory work has proved that conversion into structured and operable data is possible and we are now keen to complete the digitisation work. Our expectation is that the final digital data will be created in stages: o automated extraction of data from the census volumes; o quality assurance to identify and correct any errors in the OCR outputs; and o a mechanism to assign missing values that cannot be extracted using OCR. REQUIREMENTS Subject to the number of expressions of interest and the successful evaluation and contract award, the service provider would require experience of handling, managing and facilitating access to historical census data, and a good knowledge of census geographies. A thorough understanding of quality issues in statistical data is essential. ONS would also need evidence of a strong research background in document analysis and recognition, including expertise in the extraction of numerical information from tables. It is particularly important for numeric data that the extraction also includes metadata from the images.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
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Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a9adc8a4-191c-44ff-b5e3-04969a9b3bcc
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other -
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

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

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

CPV Codes

48311100 - Document management system

72512000 - Document management services

79131000 - Documentation services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Feb 20188 years ago
Submission Deadline
12 Aug 2017Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Feb 20188 years ago
Contract Period
1 Nov 2017 - 31 Mar 2019 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS
Contact Name
Ian MacKinnon
Contact Email
ian.mackinnon@ons.gov.uk
Contact Phone
01329 444151

Buyer Location

Locality
GWENT
Postcode
NP10 8XG
Post Town
Newport
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL54 Monmouthshire and Newport
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Newport
Electoral Ward
Tredegar Park and Marshfield
Westminster Constituency
Newport West and Islwyn

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

THE UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD

Further Information

Notice Documents

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