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    ContractsNational Collection Digitisation Capability Pilot for N-RICH
    Awarded contract

    National Collection Digitisation Capability Pilot for N-RICH

    Awarded
    £265.3k
    Published 29 May 2026

    Pilot project to develop and test digitisation capabilities for building a comprehensive national collection through the N-RICH prototype initiative.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· ScotlandPublished 29 May 2026· 4 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £265.3k
    Published 29 May 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £265,275
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Research & Innovation
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      Scotland

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • OU
      Oxford University Innovation Limited
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 4 months ago.

    29 May 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    This opportunity supports the development and testing of digitisation capabilities for the N-RICH prototype, an initiative aimed at building a comprehensive national collection. The project seeks to pilot digitisation processes, workflows, and technologies that will enable cultural institutions and heritage organizations to efficiently convert physical materials into digital formats. Participants will work on establishing standardized approaches, infrastructure, and best practices for large-scale digitisation efforts that can be scaled across the national collection. This pilot will inform technical requirements, resource needs, and implementation strategies for future phases of the national collection programme.

    Track record

    2 awards · 2 winners
    Thin record

    Only 2 prior awards here — too little to read.

    In research innovation, Historic Environment Scotland has awarded 2 contracts to 2 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. Oxford University Innovation Limited1× · 50%
    2. Boreas Ecology1× · 50%

    Across research innovation, the most active winners are IPSOS MARKET RESEARCH LIMITED, WSP UK LIMITED, IFF RESEARCH LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-060817

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