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PATHFINDER PROJECT - LEGAL DOCUMENT TOOLKIT

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES

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21 Dec 2023 at 10:54

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Summary of the contracting process

The National Archives, based in Richmond, England, initiated an open procedure procurement for the "PATHFINDER PROJECT - LEGAL DOCUMENT TOOLKIT," classified under the industry category of business services including law, marketing, and consulting. The project aims to develop a toolkit to manage legal documents using various technologies, centred around the LegalDocML international standard. The tender process began on 21 December 2023 and ended on 23 February 2024. The contract, awarded to Venturebright Ltd on 21 March 2024, is valued at £113,333 and will run from 14 April 2024 to 28 February 2025. This project was completed with multiple tools developed, ranging from recently created to those established over the last 15-20 years.

This tender creates numerous opportunities for businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) specialising in legal document management, information technology, and data analytics. The project involves understanding potential market needs and evaluating business models, which is advantageous for companies looking to expand both domestically and internationally. Additionally, with the AI revolution enhancing the legal industry, businesses that offer innovative information management solutions can leverage this toolkit to penetrate new markets or enhance their offerings. The National Archives' initiative demonstrates the government's commitment to improving information management capabilities, thus providing a strategic growth platform for tech-driven legal services providers.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

PATHFINDER PROJECT - LEGAL DOCUMENT TOOLKIT

Notice Description

The National Archives has developed a variety of different tools for working with legal information through our work delivering the legislation.gov.uk, Lawmaker and Find Case Law services. The umbrella term for these tools is the Legal Document Toolkit. There are specific tools which can securely receive, represent, store, transform, query, analyse, enrich, revise and publish legal documents of different types. The tools in the Toolkit have been developed using a variety of different technologies over the last 15-20 years. Some are quite recent (developed in the last 2-3 years), some are much older. The tools are centred on LegalDocML, the international standard for legal documents. This provides the core data model around which many of the more recent tools (Lawmaker and Find Case Law) are based. Our adoption of an international standard means the toolkit potentially has appeal in overseas markets. Most of the tools have been developed with a very specific task in mind but we think they potentially have wider application and use. Our hopes are highest with Lawmaker, a browser based drafting and amendment workflow management tool, and the parser we have developed for converting Court Judgments from Word, for Find Case Law. We are trying to work out how best to exploit the tools in the Toolkit commercially. We think there is both a domestic and international market for our tools - but we don't know which tools or what markets to focus on. We are regularly approached by people wanting to use some of these tools. The AI Revolution is opening up new opportunities as "Big Law" wakes up to the power of data. Many legal businesses rightly want to stay in control of their information assets but need better information management capabilities. Our Toolkit could help. In this project we will develop our understanding of the potential market, learning more about potential users and their needs, and evaluating the different business models we might use. The project has a budget of PS32,000 (inc. VAT) per lot.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-f9ab765b-c038-485b-972e-4e6f933cb652
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ece625da-e551-46f8-911c-db847a1c7532
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£113,333 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Jan 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
23 Feb 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Mar 20241 years ago
Contract Period
13 Apr 2024 - 28 Feb 2025 6-12 months
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
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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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

VENTUREBRIGHT

Further Information

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