--- title: "Licensing Opportunity - Animal History - Call for Expressions of Interest" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-bbcbfb54-6787-4c94-8ebb-6dbb8c9e2d9d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-bbcbfb54-6787-4c94-8ebb-6dbb8c9e2d9d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-bbcbfb54-6787-4c94-8ebb-6dbb8c9e2d9d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-bbcbfb54-6787-4c94-8ebb-6dbb8c9e2d9d.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES" published: "2024-03-18" --- # Licensing Opportunity - Animal History - Call for Expressions of Interest Buyer: THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-bbcbfb54-6787-4c94-8ebb-6dbb8c9e2d9d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-bbcbfb54-6787-4c94-8ebb-6dbb8c9e2d9d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-bbcbfb54-6787-4c94-8ebb-6dbb8c9e2d9d.json) ## Summary The National Archives (TNA) is seeking partners to digitise and publish records on animal history. The contract involves a commercial license for online publication, with activities like conservation, image capture, and metadata use. The deadline for expressions of interest is 18 April 2024. The contract period starts on 1 June 2024 and ends on 31 May 2034, with a contract value based on revenue generation from the services provided. The procurement method is an open procedure above the threshold, suited for services related to law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing, and security. This tender by The National Archives offers opportunities for businesses interested in animal history. Suitable for SMEs, the tender aims to digitise historical animal records for online publication. Businesses in education, training, and recreational services may find this opportunity appealing. Interested parties should contact TNA before the deadline to explore potential business growth through this licensing opportunity. ## Notice The National Archives (TNA) is seeking expressions of interest from potential partners to digitise and to publish online records on the subject of animal history. The contract award would include a commercial license to publish online digital images and associated metadata, and a requirement to undertake all the necessary activities to make that possible - including conservation, digital image capture, use of metadata to allow for meaningful searches of the records, and online publication. Animal history is an area of academic study that is linked with environmental history and the sciences. It attempts to understand animal-human relationships in the past and their significance in human culture and society. Throughout human history, animals have been used in diplomacy, warfare, agriculture, transport and entertainment. They have been vectors of disease, as well as commodities and objects of scientific study. The records at The National Archives offer an insightful account of human interaction with animals since the nineteenth century. They cover topics such as panda diplomacy, the use of carrier pigeons in both world wars, veterinary services in warfare, the spread of invasive species and zoonotic diseases - amongst others. If this opportunity is of interest to you, please email us at procurement@nationalarchives.gov.uk by 5pm (UK time) on 18 April 2024. TNA expects that the appointed Supplier will deliver the contract at NIL cost to TNA and will also deliver a royalty return to TNA during the contract period, in consideration for the licence to publish the Collection. The figures quoted in this notice as 'Contract Value' represent our estimate of the revenue which may be generated by the appointed supplier by providing the contracted services. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e5c13bb5-0210-4904-a2ad-a25858cd31cf | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Mar 2024 | | Submission deadline | 18 Apr 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 May 2024 - 31 May 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 - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 80 - Education and training services - 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services ### Codes - 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 80000000 - Education and training services - 92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services ## Release History - 18 Mar 2024 at 14:48 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e5c13bb5-0210-4904-a2ad-a25858cd31cf ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e5c13bb5-0210-4904-a2ad-a25858cd31cf 18th March 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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