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title: "The Historic 1911 Scotland's Census Handwritten Records And Data Enhancement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04a3b9"
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# The Historic 1911 Scotland's Census Handwritten Records And Data Enhancement

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04a3b9

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## Summary

The University of Edinburgh (UoE) is managing a public procurement process for the project titled "The Historic 1911 Scotland’s Census Handwritten Records And Data Enhancement." This project falls under the data services category and involves transcription and digitisation services. The procurement process has progressed to the Award stage, with the contract awarded to Mobius Knowledge Services. The total contract value is £330,000, and it was signed on 16 December 2024. The location for delivering the project is primarily within the UK, maintained in a secure ICT Platform environment as specified. The procurement method employed was an open procedure, aiming at ensuring full transparency and fair competition.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in data digitisation and management services. By participating in such projects, businesses can expand their service portfolio and establish credibility in handling extensive and critical data enhancement initiatives. Companies engaged in data transcription, secure database management, and ICT solutions would find this contract particularly beneficial. The project requires a dedicated Data Capture/Database Management Tool and necessitates that all data handling occurs within a secure UK-based ICT infrastructure, ensuring data privacy and security compliance, which can further bolster a company’s reputation in the industry.

## Notice

The University of Edinburgh (UoE) Longitudinal Study Centre - Scotland (LSCS), has received funding from the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to create a multidisciplinary research database from Scottish historical vital events records. This project is being delivered in collaboration with the Queen's University of Belfast (QUB), Centre for Data Digitisation and Analysis (CDDA). CDDA will provide project management with end-to-end support. The National Records of Scotland (NRS) are the record keeper and official source of demographic statistics. UoE, in collaboration with CDDA will create and manage the UK secure infrastructure platform and will require full access (i.e., Administrator and user) to the successful supplier's Data Capture/Database Management Tool to ensure Quality Assurance and sign-off. The 1911 Census was conducted under the Census Act (1910) which makes it a function of the Registrar General for Scotland, a role now undertaken by the Chief Executive of NRS. University of Edinburgh wish to procure the transcription (digitisation) services to capture full details of each individual included on each image (Census return) , transcription of the hand-written information from the digital images into a digital dataset. This will involve the successful supplier providing a project-specific Data Capture/Database Management Tool, which will need to be able to be housed on the supplied secure ICT Platform, within the UK. The designed database, raw images and exiting NRS indexes must be retained within this secure intranet infrastructure system. Transcription workflow will not be permitted to leave the supplied secure environment housed within the UK.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a Route 3 Open Regulated Procurement Project.

Renewal: If required a short month to month range of extensions can be allowed, although this will be only to carry out exit management and will have no impact on price.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040481-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Dec 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Oct 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Dec 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £330,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH1 1HT |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MOBIUS KNOWLEDGE SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72300000 - Data services

## Release History

- 16 Dec 2024 at 15:18 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040481-2024
- 27 Sep 2024 at 13:48 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031024-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.ed.ac.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000779131
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00107
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/

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