This is the Invitation to Tender of the public tendering procedure with reference 2007/S 216-262744,
falling within the scope of the Dutch Public Procurement Decree (Besluit aanbestedingsregels voor
overheidsopdrachten; BAO, which is based on European Procurement Directive 2004/18/EC) for the
provision of services for compiling the Databank of Digital Daily Newspapers.
The broad aim of the project is to kick-start a critical mass of METS-based projects within the UK so ensuring that UK institutions are fully standards-based in their digital object management.