TD1966 - Provision of Records Office Services for Derby City Council

Tender description

Professional care of Derby's records, including acquisition, storage, preservation, conservation, cataloguing and enabling public access. Enables Derby City Council to comply with the requirements of the Local Government Act 1972 s.224, by making proper arrangements for its records. Also enables Derby to comply with the Public Records Act 1958, and the Law of Property Act 1922, by ensuring that public records and manorial documents relating to Derby are held in a suitably appointed repository. Service Provider will: Provide a professional archive service to the City of Derby and County of Derbyshire Comply with the standards for appointed 'Places of Deposit' as set out by the National Archives. Comply with the National Archives' Archive Service Accreditation Standard and retain its 'Accredited Archive' status. Inform Derby City Council of any change of status following inspection or assessment by the National Archives. Record sets include but not limited to: Public records defined under the Public Records Act 1958, including magistrates court, coroners court, health and hospital records, and records of nationalised industries Manorial records which are or should be recorded on the Manorial Documents Register Tithe records Church of England parish records for parishes within the boundaries of the City of Derby Records of local authority bodies within the boundaries of Derby, particularly Derby City Council and its predecessors Records of people and families who reside in Derby, or whose primary residence is in Derby Records of businesses established in Derby, or where their head office is located in Derby Records of other organisations based in Derby, including Derby branches of national organisations Additional information: Option to extend for a further year