The Collaboration Branch within the National Library of Australia (NLA) is seeking information from suppliers in the market to help identify innovative solutions that may exist to deliver internal conversion software for text-based material. The conversion software is needed to manage digitisation workflows and processes covering the conversion from image to text for digitised materials including books, journals, manuscripts, newspapers and pamphlets.

This Request for Expression of Interest (REOI) is expected to be the first phase of a two-phase procurement process to select a Contractor to provide the Services. More information about the objectives of the REOI and the full Statement of Requirement are available in the attached REOI tender document.

All requests for further information or clarification relating to this REOI are to be formally lodged in writing via email and are to be sent to tenderbox@nla.gov.au by no later than 5pm Canberra local time on 11 April, 2025.