Upgrade of Solr Search System from v5 to v7 for Historic England
HISTORIC ENGLAND LIMITED · Awarded contract
AwardedUpgrade of Solr Search System from v5 to v7 for Historic England
Awarded 01 Mar 2018
Awarded01 Mar 2018
Value£37,787.00
SupplierFlax LTD
AgencyHISTORIC ENGLAND LIMITED
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryIT & Software
Ended 7y 8mo ago1y term
Awarded 1 Mar 2018Expired 1 Mar 2019
About
Historic England Limited awarded a contract to Flax LTD for the upgrade of its Solr search software from version 5 to version 7, valued at £37,787.
The upgrade aimed to improve scalability and resilience, prepare for the migration of hosting from Claranet to Azure, and enable the incorporation of the Archives database of approximately 12 million records.
The work also included renewal of support with three system health checks throughout the year.
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