Notice Information
Notice Title
Dragon Software Licences with Maintenance and Support
Notice Description
The National Audit Office (NAO) awarded a contract to Speak IT Solutions Limited and the supplier will provide a speech recognition and dictation software to the NAO. The contract will commence on Wednesday 22nd July 2026 and run for 9 months until Wednesday 21st April 2027. The estimated contract value is up to PS15k inclusive of VAT.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-2fe1cf80-1526-453c-a80c-067bc8e2a37a
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f6f2162d-7a43-4df2-b747-aefd28aecbf5
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive quotation (below threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72222300 - Information technology services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £15,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £15,000 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Aug 2026Yesterday
- Submission Deadline
- 1 Jun 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 30 Jun 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 21 Jul 2026 - 21 Apr 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1W 9SP
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- Pimlico North
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f6f2162d-7a43-4df2-b747-aefd28aecbf5
4th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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