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title: "Pan-Archival Catalogue Delivery"
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# Pan-Archival Catalogue Delivery

Buyer: THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4120907f-27b4-40f2-8d5b-9ddec3530c4c

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## Summary

The National Archives has completed a procurement process for the project titled "Pan-Archival Catalogue Delivery" in the IT services category. The contract, valued at £837,900 GBP, was awarded to Mercator IT Solutions Limited. The procurement method used was selective, with a tender period ending on October 25, 2021. The contract period spans from November 17, 2021, to November 16, 2023, with the delivery address in Richmond, England.

This tender provides opportunities for SMEs in the IT services industry to compete for contracts with The National Archives. Being part of a framework agreement, businesses well-suited to deliver IT consulting, software development, and support services would thrive in this procurement. The contract period offers a significant timeline for the selected business to engage and fulfil the requirements outlined in the project scope.

## Notice

Develop a pan-archival catalogue, bringing together record descriptions from multiple catalogues into a single new system. Develop an Extract, Transform, Load process to migrate The National Archives' catalogue data from multiple relational database (SQL Server) and RDF databases to a cloud based native RDF database (AWS Neptune). Develop API(s) functionality to enable search, select, add, export, edit, import and delete catalogue data Develop search for use by expert users (using SPARQL in combination with Elasticsearch) GCloud service id 504202483778440

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/211b6a4f-0218-414c-bba2-30adf4d40750 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 May 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Oct 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Oct 2021 |
| Contract period | 17 Nov 2021 - 16 Nov 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £837,900 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,498,200 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES |
| Locality | RICHMOND |
| Post town | Twickenham |
| Postcode | TW9 4DU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI7 Outer London - West and North West |
| ITL 3 | TLI75 Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames |
| Local authority | Richmond upon Thames |
| Electoral ward | Kew |
| Westminster constituency | Richmond Park |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MERCATOR IT SOLUTIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 24 May 2023 at 09:06 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/211b6a4f-0218-414c-bba2-30adf4d40750
- 21 Feb 2023 at 10:29 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/211b6a4f-0218-414c-bba2-30adf4d40750
- 19 Aug 2022 at 10:35 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/211b6a4f-0218-414c-bba2-30adf4d40750
- 9 Nov 2021 at 10:38 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/211b6a4f-0218-414c-bba2-30adf4d40750

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/211b6a4f-0218-414c-bba2-30adf4d40750
  21st February 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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