Notice Information
Notice Title
AI Transcription Tool
Notice Description
Contract award notice for the provision of an AI Transcription Tool to support administrative tasks across the council, for an initial contract term of 12 months estimated to start on 13 February 2025. From the end of the initial period, the council has an option to extend the contract for a further 6 periods of 12 months. Total potential term 7 years. We expect to use 31,912 hours per year, however, this volume is not guaranteed. The initial 12 month term of the Contract is an estimated value between PS80,000.00 and PS300,000.00. The estimated value of the option to extend for a 12 month period is PS80,000.00 and PS300,000.00. The estimated potential total contract period of 7 years shall be between PS560,000.00 and PS2,100,000.00.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Contract award notice for the provision of an AI Transcription Tool to support administrative tasks across the council, for an initial contract term of 12 months estimated to start on 13 February 2025. From the end of the initial period, the council has an option to extend the contract for a further 6 periods of 12 months. Total potential term 7 years. We expect to use 31,912 hours per year, however, this volume is not guaranteed. The initial 12 month term of the Contract is an estimated value between PS80,000.00 and PS300,000.00. The estimated value of the option to extend for a 12 month period is PS80,000.00 and PS300,000.00. The estimated potential total contract period of 7 years shall be between PS560,000.00 and PS2,100,000.00.
Options: The initial contract term of 12 months estimated to start on 13 February 2025. From the end of the initial period, the council has an option to extend the contract for a further 6 periods of 12 months. Total potential term 7 years. We expect to use 31,912 hours per year, however, this volume is not guaranteed.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0429e5
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007302-2025
- 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
- Large, SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72212000 - Programming services of application software
72262000 - Software development services
72263000 - Software implementation services
72268000 - Software supply services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £250,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £250,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £2,550,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 Feb 202512 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 29 Jan 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 11 Mar 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- 19 Feb 2024 - 31 Dec 2024 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Mr Russell Mercer, Rachel Jones
- Contact Email
- rachel.jones2@bridgend.gov.uk, rmercer@swindon.gov.uk, tenders@bridgend.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1656642596, +44 1793463000
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRIDGEND
- Postcode
- CF31 4WB
- Post Town
- Cardiff
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK71 Swindon
- Delivery Location
- TLK14 Swindon, TLL17 Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot
-
- Local Authority
- Swindon
- Electoral Ward
- Eastcott
- Westminster Constituency
- Swindon South
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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