--- title: "Expressions of Interest - MOD Service Records, Home Guards, Collation 110057" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-90d56fc4-ccf2-4cfc-a7ff-4fc951635f3d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-90d56fc4-ccf2-4cfc-a7ff-4fc951635f3d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-90d56fc4-ccf2-4cfc-a7ff-4fc951635f3d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-90d56fc4-ccf2-4cfc-a7ff-4fc951635f3d.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES" published: "2024-03-01" --- # Expressions of Interest - MOD Service Records, Home Guards, Collation 110057 Buyer: THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-90d56fc4-ccf2-4cfc-a7ff-4fc951635f3d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-90d56fc4-ccf2-4cfc-a7ff-4fc951635f3d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-90d56fc4-ccf2-4cfc-a7ff-4fc951635f3d.json) ## Summary The National Archives is inviting expressions of interest for the digitisation, licensing, and publication of Home Guard Service Records. The procurement process, named "Expressions of Interest - MOD Service Records, Home Guards, Collation 110057," falls under the IT services category. The tender is in the selective procurement stage with a deadline for submissions by April 5, 2024. The contract period is scheduled to start on August 12, 2024, and end on August 11, 2034. The procurement is being conducted through a Restricted procedure (above threshold) method. This opportunity presents a chance for businesses involved in IT services, business services, education and training, as well as recreational, cultural, and sporting services to participate in the digitisation project. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to engage. Interested firms should align their capabilities with the requirement to digitise and publish online the Home Guard service records, targeting a commercial return within the income contract provided by The National Archives. ## Notice The National Archives is seeking expressions of interest for the digitisation, licensing and publication of the Home Guard Service Records, both from WWII, 1940-45 and in the 1950s. The project will be to digitise, transcribe and publish online the 4 million individual Home Guard service records previously held by the MoD. The contract award will include a commercial licence to publish the images online, (and associated transcription data produced by the project) and to undertake all the required processes to complete this (including such activities as digital image capture and transcription of data, to allow for meaningful searches of the records' online publication), for which TNA will expect a commercial return. This will be an income contract delivered at nil cost to The National Archives. The Contract Value figures herein represent the estimated anticipated revenue incoming to the supplier from provision of the services. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d322c9da-d7bb-4aac-8bfe-75e5a8feeb29 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Restricted procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 1 Mar 2024 | | Submission deadline | 5 Apr 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 11 Aug 2024 - 11 Aug 2034 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | 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 | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 80 - Education and training services - 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services ### Codes - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 80000000 - Education and training services - 92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services ## Release History - 1 Mar 2024 at 15:32 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d322c9da-d7bb-4aac-8bfe-75e5a8feeb29 - 1 Mar 2024 at 15:22 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d322c9da-d7bb-4aac-8bfe-75e5a8feeb29 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d322c9da-d7bb-4aac-8bfe-75e5a8feeb29 1st March 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/4106b90a-48bc-4d89-9f9e-65555ed38953 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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