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Contract Timeline
- Publication Date
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10th October 2024 13:50:21 PM
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Contract Summary
The National Library of Wales digitisation programme has been running since 1999. Millions of items from its varied collections have now been digitised and made freely available online this includes:• Over 1 million pages of newspapers• Over 1 million pages of journals and periodicals• Millions of pages of monographs• Hundreds of thousands of photographs• Tens of thousands of manuscript folios• Tens of thousands of paintings, maps and other graphic items• Over 1 million archival items• Thousands of hours of AV materialUntil now the library has been using a number of individual workflow tools to manage & process images and metadata to support its digitisation programme. To expand its programme to include a wider variety of content types, the library is seeking to acquire a new workflow tool to facilitate remote working, build efficiency into its processes and prepare items for ingest into its fedora-based repository.The digitisation workflow management tool should streamline the process of digitising NLW collections enabling users to input digital images, process them with OCR, and export METS/PCDM documents with ALTO-formatted OCR, structural metadata, and derivative files in JP2 format.The tool should feature an easy-to-use web-based interface that is platform-independent and able to import descriptive metadata via Z39.50 or tagging with unique IDsAdditionally, it will offer basic adjustments such as de-skewing and tonal adjustments and allow the user to manipulate imported images
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Contract Details
- Open Contracting ID
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ocds-kuma6s-144902
- Publication Source
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Sell2Wales
- Procurement Stage
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Award
- Procurement Method
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N/A
- Procurement Method Details
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N/A
- Procurement Category
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Services
- Tender Suitability
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- Framework / DPS
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Contract Classification
- CPV Code(s)
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48000000
48160000
48300000
72000000
72200000 - CPV Division(s)
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48 - Software package and information systems
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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Awarding Authority
- Buyer Name
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Scott Waby
- Buyer Email
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scott.waby@llgc.org.uk
- Buyer Phone
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+44 1970632800
- Buyer Address
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Digitisation Services, Penglais, Aberystwyth,
Ceredigion
SY23 3BU
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Awarded Supplier(s)
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Contract Timeline
- Publication Date
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30th September 2024 15:32:22 PM
- Tender Deadline
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3rd October 2024 12:00:00 PM Expired
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Contract Summary
The National Library of Wales digitisation programme has been running since 1999. Millions of items from its varied collections have now been digitised and made freely available online this includes:• Over 1 million pages of newspapers• Over 1 million pages of journals and periodicals• Millions of pages of monographs• Hundreds of thousands of photographs• Tens of thousands of manuscript folios• Tens of thousands of paintings, maps and other graphic items• Over 1 million archival items• Thousands of hours of AV materialUntil now the library has been using a number of individual workflow tools to manage & process images and metadata to support its digitisation programme. To expand its programme to include a wider variety of content types, the library is seeking to acquire a new workflow tool to facilitate remote working, build efficiency into its processes and prepare items for ingest into its fedora-based repository.The digitisation workflow management tool should streamline the process of digitising NLW collections enabling users to input digital images, process them with OCR, and export METS/PCDM documents with ALTO-formatted OCR, structural metadata, and derivative files in JP2 format.The tool should feature an easy-to-use web-based interface that is platform-independent and able to import descriptive metadata via Z39.50 or tagging with unique IDsAdditionally, it will offer basic adjustments such as de-skewing and tonal adjustments and allow the user to manipulate imported imagesNOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=144902.The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. (WA Ref:144902)
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Contract Details
- Open Contracting ID
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ocds-kuma6s-144902
- Publication Source
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Sell2Wales
- Procurement Stage
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Tender
- Procurement Method
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Open
- Procurement Method Details
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N/A
- Procurement Category
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Services
- Tender Suitability
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- Framework / DPS
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Contract Classification
- CPV Code(s)
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48000000
48160000
48300000
72000000
72200000 - CPV Division(s)
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48 - Software package and information systems
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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Awarding Authority
- Buyer Name
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Scott Waby
- Buyer Email
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scott.waby@llgc.org.uk
- Buyer Phone
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+44 1970632800
- Buyer Address
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Digitisation Services, Penglais, Aberystwyth,
Ceredigion
SY23 3BU