Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c22-d7e3-73fc-85f9-5c44eb9ca938/reissue-7796-creating-a-sectoral-standard-and-guidance-for-managing-digital-da closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # REISSUE - 7796 Creating a sectoral standard and guidance for managing digital data generated from archaeological investigations [Historic England-Research](https://tendernation.io/buyers/historic-england-research) Estimated value £18,000 to £20,000 Published 6 Jun 2018 Deadline Closed 20 Jun 2018 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The recent 2017 Mendoza report recommends that Historic England will work with key stakeholders to improve the long-term sustainability of archaeological archives generated by developer-funded excavations. With the huge increase in the amount of digital data being created through archaeological projects, there is now a real and pressing need for the sector to develop strategies and standards to ensure that digital data are archived and curated to ensure long term preservation, accessibility and reuse. An important step towards this goal is a defined standard for the nature and content of an archive for digital data generated from archaeological investigations, an established methodology for digital archive compilation and its integration into working practices throughout the course of a project. This project is the start of this process and will focus on the development of a sectoral standard and guidance for the creation, compilation and management of a digital archaeological archive. Making archaeological digital archives accessible and reusable for cultural, educational and scientific purposes are the fundamental drivers for developing this standard. The standard should adhere to the FAIR principles - that data is Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable (See [force11.org](https://www.force11.org/group/fairgroup/fairprinciples)). The project will not reproduce already established sectoral standards and guidance created on digital archiving (by the Archaeological Data Service), for example on file format, naming conventions or metadata, but will need to identify and link to these when establishing the different components within an archaeological archive, when they should be used and who is responsible for them. Additional information: Suppliers interested in submitting a bid for this contract should express an interest via the Historic England procurement system InTend. Information on registering as a supplier on InTend can be found on the Heritage Protection Commissions Tender Opportunities webpage ([historicengland.org.uk](https://historicengland.org.uk/services-skills/grants/our-grant-schemes/hpc/tender-opportunities/)) or requested via an email to Project Designs and Form of Tender packs should be submitted no later than 5pm Wednesday 20th June 2018. Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No Read full description ## CPV classification Research and development services and related consultancy services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/52069b67-7737-4cb4-b1d1-bb51ffeec33d) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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