Creation of Transcriptions (Electronic Indexes) of the Historic 1921 Scotland’s Census Handwritten Records

The appointment of a Service Provider to: a) Deliver transcription of the 1921 Census images. b) Deliver a quality assurance methodology to ensure the transcription meets NRS required level of accuracy (accuracy level of the data transcribed is required to be at least 98%. This means that a minimum of 98% of the characters captured into the final version of the dataset accurately match the handwritten characters on the images). c) Provide ICT infrastructure (software, hardware, and database for storing images and transcribed data to facilitate the transcription and quality assurance). d) Ensure a sufficient level of security is applied to ensure project material is protected from accidental or deliberate loss, theft or damage. and f) Deliver management arrangements to deliver these requirements.