# TC 1194 Digitisation of Registrars Certificates

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Manchester City Council](/buyers/manchester-city-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Microform Imaging Limited
- Award value: £287,150
- Tender value: £260,000
- Award date: 18 February 2025
- Published: 18 February 2025
- Contract start: 19 February 2025
- Contract end: 1 March 2028
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 32bdc839-2d9f-4d8a-a764-62b5aa3cc026-827509
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f6aa805a-89a8-4ecf-9781-77f0bffe3147

## Description

Manchester City Council \(MCC\) currently holds 100 years' worth of physical birth, death, and marriage certificates on site\. Some of these registers predate any electronic forms of registration and as such are irreplaceable and invaluable\. If lost or destroyed, then the record is gone forever\. The Council is about to embark on a project to digitise the physical registers and improve current processes via the adoption of imaging software\. The council have a requirement for a third party to both digitise the physical records and provide a solution to store and search the digital records\. \\r \\r Additional information: The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest\. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www\.the-chest\.org\.uk\. Applicants will need to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including standard selection questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am on 15th July 2024\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/32bdc839-2d9f-4d8a-a764-62b5aa3cc026-827509)