--- title: "The Historic 1911 Scotland's Census Handwritten Records And Data Enhancement" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000764239" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000764239" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000764239.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000764239.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH" published: "2024-04-18" --- # The Historic 1911 Scotland's Census Handwritten Records And Data Enhancement Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000764239 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000764239) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000764239.json) ## Summary 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. ## Notice 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. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR503399 | | 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 | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Apr 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 28 May 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | 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 | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## 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 | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72300000 - Data services ## Release History - 18 Apr 2024 at 00:00 - Planning - PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR503399 ## 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. ## Notice URLs - http:// - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000764239 - https://www.ed.ac.uk - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=764239 - https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000764239. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000764239.json.