Tender

Open Standards Audit

HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT SCOTLAND

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Tender

16 Jan 2023 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for the "Open Standards Audit" is being carried out by Historic Environment Scotland based in Edinburgh. The consultancy is part of the services category and is currently in the tender stage. The deadline for submissions is 15th February 2023. This procurement aims to provide a detailed overview of computational tools and methods from Computer Science and Digital Humanities for digital research in cultural sectors such as galleries, libraries, archives, and museums.

This tender for the "Open Standards Audit" by Historic Environment Scotland presents an opportunity for businesses in the Built Environment, Conservation, and Tourism industry to compete. Companies specialising in digital research tools and methodologies related to the cultural sector would be well-suited to engage in this opportunity. The procurement process involves qualitative and quantitative analyses using data extraction techniques, making it ideal for businesses with expertise in Natural Language Processing and Corpus Linguistics.

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Notice Title

Open Standards Audit

Notice Description

The objective of this consultancy is to provide a detailed overview of the computational tools, software and methods from Computer Science and the Digital Humanities that have enabled digital research in the cultural sector, including galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (GLAM). This consultancy is aiming to map the funders and Research Councils, as well as the diverse universities, labs, institutes, and Independent Research Organisations, behind the tools and digital methodologies used to advance digital research in the cultural sector. The consultant should build on the findings of our Foundation and COVID-19 projects, as well as early findings by Discovery Projects. This consultancy will perform qualitative and quantitative analyses using techniques for data extraction (e.g. text mining), and analysis, (e.g. Natural Language Processing and Corpus Linguistics) from the Digital Humanities Quarterly publications, and the reports from UKRI Gateway to Research Portal, among others.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Historic Environment Scotland has been awarded a grant from UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council to lead and coordinate the Strategic Priorities Fund programme 'Towards a National Collection - Opening UK Heritage to the World'. This tender is for carrying out an audit of tools and processes from Digital Humanities and Computer Science that are currently being used in the cultural heritage sector to facilitate digital research. In addition, this tender is looking to identify and map the audit results to the funders and Research Councils, as well as the university groups and research labs that contributed to the development of such tools and methods. The objectives of Towards a National Collection are: - to begin to dissolve barriers between different collections - to open up collections to new cross-disciplinary and cross-collection lines of research - to extend researcher and public access beyond the physical boundaries of their location - to benefit a diverse range of audiences - to be active and of benefit across the UK - to provide clear evidence and exemplars that support enhanced funding going forward Towards a National Collection aims to have a transformative impact on: - Digital search and cataloguing tools for collections, and related technologies and methodologies. - Research capability: through enhanced researcher access and new cross-collection search tools, researchers will be able to exploit the potential of the nation's research assets in innovative ways, addressing radically new research questions and thereby maintaining UK global leadership in inter-disciplinary research. - Public access and public engagement with heritage: the programme will generate research-driven public-facing outputs, including major new exhibitions and immersive installations; extend public access beyond collections' physical location, nationally and internationally; and facilitate wider and better-informed public engagement. The objective of this consultancy is to provide a detailed overview of the computational tools, software and methods from Computer Science and the Digital Humanities that have enabled digital research in the cultural sector, including galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (GLAM). This consultancy is aiming to map the funders and Research Councils, as well as the diverse universities, labs, institutes, and Independent Research Organisations, behind the tools and digital methodologies used to advance digital research in the cultural sector. The consultant should build on the findings of our Foundation and COVID-19 projects, as well as early findings by Discovery Projects. This consultancy will perform qualitative and quantitative analyses using techniques for data extraction (e.g. text mining), and analysis, (e.g. Natural Language Processing and Corpus Linguistics) from the Digital Humanities Quarterly publications, and the reports from UKRI Gateway to Research Portal, among others. It is not necessary for the consultant to provide recommendations or a reflective analysis, but the consultant will generate a report that maps relevant data, including name of tool or software, project, purpose, funding body, dates in use, projects or people using it, access, and pipelines. The description of these tools should identify how they operate and relate to the diverse sizes of cultural organisations, including small museums and community-led collections. The work can be carried out by individuals or teams, which can include junior researchers.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000718840
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN468680
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Jan 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
15 Feb 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT SCOTLAND
Contact Name
Fiona Fretwell
Contact Email
procurement@hes.scot
Contact Phone
+44 1316688866

Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH9 1SH
Post Town
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
Southside/Newington
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh South

Further Information

Notice Documents

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