AIR 83 Records of the Royal Flying Corps and successors, Gallantry Award Medal Index Cards, Licensing, Digitisation and Publishing

A Contract Award Notice
by THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES

Source
Contracts Finder
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
10 year
Value
£993-£200K
Sector
TECHNOLOGY
Published
14 Aug 2023
Delivery
01 Jun 2023 to 31 May 2033
Deadline
16 Mar 2023 17:00

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Location

Geochart for 1 buyers and 1 suppliers

1 buyer

1 supplier

Description

The National Archives (TNA) is seeking to select a partner to license, digitise and publish online, AIR 83 Records of the Royal Flying Corps and successors, Gallantry Award Medal Index Cards, 1914-1945. The contract award would include a commercial licence 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. This is a series of approximately 12,000 index cards of the gallantry award medals (including rare Mentioned in Despatches) made to individuals during World War One. The cards cover the transitional period from the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) to the Royal Air Force (RAF). The cards contain information such as: Surname, Christian names, Rank, Corps, Regimental number, Mentioned in Despatch, Dates and give details of who approved the award for gallantry.

Award Detail

1 Ancestry Ireland Unlimited (Sir John Rogersons Quay)
  • Value: £993

CPV 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

Indicators

  • Contract is suitable for SMEs.
  • Contract is suitable for VCOs.

Other Information

Please download the AIR 83 Information Sheet (downloadable below) for full details of the medal cards. • How to apply Download and complete the Application Response Form (downloadable below) then email to: procurement@nationalarchives.gov.uk air83-informationsheet.pdf AIR 83 RESPONSE FORM.pdf

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