Notice Information
Notice Title
Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry (SCI) Transcription Services
Notice Description
The Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry ("SCI" or the "Inquiry") requires real-time legal transcription services (the "Services"). The Inquiry will hold public hearings at its hearing venue which ordinarily will be broadcast via its website and YouTube channel. At such public hearings, the Inquiry requires real-time, legal transcription services to be performed on its behalf. The appointed Service Provider must have the necessary experience, ability, capacity, and resilience to perform the services described in this specification.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry ("SCI" or the "Inquiry") requires real-time legal transcription services (the "Services"). The Service Provider will provide real-time verbatim legal transcription of the proceedings. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Options: The Authority reserves the right to extend the period of contract for an additional period of up to 24 months ( 2 x 12 months), to no later than 31 October 2028.
Renewal: The Authority reserves the right to extend the period of contract for an additional period of up to 24 months ( 2 x 12 months), to no later than 31 October 2028.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03be99
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021036-2023
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
75231100 - Law-courts-related administrative services
79540000 - Interpretation services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,071,500 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £1,071,050 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 Jul 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 17 May 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 26 Jun 20232 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- douglas.martin@gov.scot
- Contact Phone
- +44 1412420133
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GLASGOW
- Postcode
- G2 8EA
- Post Town
- Glasgow
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM3 West Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM32 Glasgow City
- Delivery Location
- TLM Scotland
-
- Local Authority
- Glasgow City
- Electoral Ward
- Anderston/City/Yorkhill
- Westminster Constituency
- Glasgow North
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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