Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
The National Archives
Kew
Richmond
TW9 4DU
UK
E-mail: procurement@nationalarchives.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI75
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Recreation, culture and religion
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
1921 Census Records Digitisation and Licensing
II.1.2) Main CPV code
92000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The National Archives is seeking expressions of interest for the 1921 Census records digitisation and licensing project.
The project will be to digitise, transcribe and publish online the records of the 1921 Census of England and Wales. The contract award will include a commercial license to publish the images (and associated transcription data produced by the project) online and to complete all the required processes to complete this (including such activities as digital image capture, transcription of data to allow for meaningful searches of the records, online publication).
To demonstrate eligibility to be considered for this tender, potential suppliers must demonstrate:
(a) experience of managing and completing large scale digitisation projects of heritage material,
(b) online publication of heritage material specifically for use by the Family History Market,
(c) viable commercial models that return an income stream to licensor partners.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
10 500 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48000000
72000000
79000000
98000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
See accompanying documentation.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Online service
/ Weighting: 6
Quality criterion: Collection care
/ Weighting: 6
Quality criterion: Digitisation and transcription
/ Weighting: 6
Quality criterion: Information management and security
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Investment and revenue
/ Weighting: 2
Cost criterion: Financial return
/ Weighting: 70
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2018/S 007-011566
Section V: Award of contract
Title: 1921 Census Records Digitisation and Licensing
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23/01/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
FindMyPast Ltd
London
EC2A 3DQ
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 10 500 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The National Archives
Kew
Richmond
TW9 4DU
UK
E-mail: procurement@nationalarchives.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/02/2019