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title: "707251450 DF080 AOLB Archive Digitilisation"
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# 707251450 DF080 AOLB Archive Digitilisation

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/707251450-df080-aolb-archive-digitilisation-ocds-h6vhtk-03df5b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "707251450 DF080 AOLB Archive Digitilisation". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 4 Aug 2023, 23:59 BST. Published submission portal: contracts.mod.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 4 August 2023 at 23:59 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive procedure with negotiation
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/707251450-df080-aolb-archive-digitilisation-ocds-h6vhtk-03df5b#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03df5b`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/707251450-df080-aolb-archive-digitilisation-ocds-h6vhtk-03df5b#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [contracts.mod.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontracts.mod.uk%2Fesop%2Fguest%2Fgo%2Fopportunity%2Fdetail%3FopportunityId%3D55964)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/707251450-df080-aolb-archive-digitilisation-ocds-h6vhtk-03df5b#participate

## 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.  Please follow the URL (https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=55964) for further information.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: 707251450 DF/080 AOLB Archive digitisation
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 72000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **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 Operation...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F019285-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-07-06T12:18:38.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T07:17:34.368Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03df5b