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The Historic 1911 Scotland's Census Handwritten Records And Data Enhancement

UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH

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Summary of the contracting process

The University of Edinburgh has initiated a tender process for The Historic 1911 Scotland's Census Handwritten Records And Data Enhancement project. The project involves digitising approximately 4.75 million hand-written Scottish vital events records from the 1911 census. The University aims to make these records available through a web interface, with manual data input required. The project's objective is to enable research access to individual-level information. The procurement stage is currently at the planning phase. The University of Edinburgh, a public body specialising in education, based in Edinburgh, UK, is the buying organisation for this tender.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the services sector with expertise in data digitisation and transcription services. Companies with experience in handling sensitive historical data and conducting manual transcription work will be well-suited to compete. The University of Edinburgh is seeking a supplier to transcribe handwritten images of birth, marriage, and death records dating back to 1911. The deadline for registering interest in this notice is 28th May 2024. The project must be completed within 12 months from the contract start date, presenting potential for business growth in the short to medium term for successful bidders.

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Notice Title

The Historic 1911 Scotland's Census Handwritten Records And Data Enhancement

Notice Description

This project aims to digitise circa 4.75 million hand written Scottish vital events records from the 1911 census. The records have already been scanned and will be made available via a web interface into which the transcribed data will also be manually inputted by the successful bidder. The project objective is to allow research access to individual-level information.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This Prior Information Notice (PIN) intends to inform the market of a future contract opportunity. The University of Edinburgh has received funding from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to create a multidisciplinary research database from historical vital events records. This 1911 project aims to digitise circa 4.75 million hand written Scottish vital events records i.e. births, marriages and deaths. The records have already been scanned and will be made available via a web interface into which the transcribed data will also be manually inputted by the successful bidder. The project objective is to allow research access to individual-level information. The University will be seeking a supplier to manually transcribe these handwritten images of Birth, Marriage & Death records dating from 1911 which will then be used to create a research database.. Project set-up and transcription must be completed within 12 months from Contract start. Manual transcription services will be required. OCR technology will not be suitable for this work As the data is sensitive all transcribers must be direct employees of any successful bidder, no subcontracting allowed.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000764239
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR503399
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

72300000 - Data services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Apr 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
28 May 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
Contact Name
Sharron Gardiner
Contact Email
sgardine@ed.ac.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH1 1HT
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
TLM75 City of Edinburgh

Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR503399
    The Historic 1911 Scotland's Census Handwritten Records And Data Enhancement - This project aims to digitise circa 4.75 million hand written Scottish vital events records from the 1911 census. The records have already been scanned and will be made available via a web interface into which the transcribed data will also be manually inputted by the successful bidder. The project objective is to allow research access to individual-level information.

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