707251450 DF080 AOLB Archive Digitilisation

Concepts

• corsham
• information technology
• defence artificial intelligence centre
• daic
• archive digitisation
• aolb archive digitilisation
• aolb
• first use case
• optical character recognition
• software solution

Location

United Kingdom:

Description

The Defence Artificial Intelligence Centre (DAIC) is looking to deliver rapid technology across the portfolio, within their Digital Operations function, through a series, labelled Challenge 3,2,1. This Opportunity is the first Use Case (Army Operational Legacy Branch (AOLB) - Archive Digitisation) and will be delivered through a multi supplier Framework Agreement, which is segregated into two LOTS (LOT 1 will be Proof of Concept and LOT 2 will be Scale & Operationalisation). The use case is as follows: A software solution is required to provide robust search and optical character recognition (OCR) functionality over digitised documents and their metadata to meet legal standards. Documents must be searchable to a degree of accuracy that meets ISO 10002 and the solution must support both filtering on metadata and search over textual document content. This Contract Notice is to inform the Market the DPQQ is now live for this opportunity.

Total Quantity or Scope

The Defence Artificial Intelligence Centre (DAIC) is looking to deliver rapid technology across the portfolio, within their Digital Operations function, through a series labelled Challenge 3,2,1.

CPV Codes

• 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Indicators

• Restrictions apply to the lot award allocation.
• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are not available.
• Professional qualifications are sought.

Other Information

Please follow the URL (https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=55964) for further information. ** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Supplier selection will take place in the following sequence: 1. Dynamic Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (DPQQ) responses will be evaluated and a maximum of ten suppliers will be selected to participate in the ITN process. 2. ITN responses will be evaluated and following any negotiations a minimum of three suppliers will be selected to demonstrate their Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) products. 3. The demonstrations will then be evaluated and following any further negotiations, the Authority intends to award Framework contracts. Without commitment: 4. The Authority will proceed to run a Further Competition on LOT 1 of the Framework, where selected suppliers will be individually tasked to deliver a Proof of Concept (POC) under this LOT. 5. The outcomes of the POC’s will be evaluated and one supplier will be awarded onto LOT 2 of the Framework, where the Authority will be able to operationalise the solution - in accordance with the Framework T&C's, which will be provided at ITN stage.