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Provision of an AI Transcription Tool

Angus Council

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04 Aug 2026 at 16:31

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Summary of the contracting process

Angus Council procured an AI transcription tool for social care frontline workers. The tool is intended to help staff record professional notes, with the requirement covering social care service workers. The service combines data-processing capability with software for voice recognition, document management and related web-based editing. Delivery is in Angus, with the council as the buying organisation. This is a digital service rather than a works or physical goods contract, and is relevant to suppliers providing secure artificial-intelligence transcription, speech-to-text or case-recording systems for public-sector and social-care settings. The requirement concerns the provision of the tool itself and its use by frontline social care staff to support the creation of professional records.

The procurement has been awarded and the resulting contract is active. Angus Council used a limited award procedure without prior publication of a competition, through a GCloud 14 call-off after evaluating available framework options. The stated technical rationale was that the service could be provided only by a particular economic operator because of a lack of competition for technical reasons. Beam Up Ltd was awarded the requirement, with one bid received and submitted electronically. The award covers the single lot, although that lot is recorded as cancelled. The contract was signed on 24 July 2026 and has a value of £240,000. Evaluation was based on quality at 30% and price at 70%.

This procurement demonstrates demand from Angus Council for an AI-enabled transcription and professional-recording capability in social care. Suppliers pursuing comparable work would need a mature voice-recognition and speech-to-text product, with practical tools for managing and editing documents and producing reliable professional notes. The successful route was a call-off from the GCloud 14 framework, so relevant framework presence and the ability to compete through a public-sector technology purchasing route would strengthen a supplier’s position. Credibility would also depend on showing that the system can support frontline social care workflows, handle structured records consistently and operate at council scale. Providers with experience deploying digital tools for public services or care teams would be better placed to demonstrate fit when this requirement is next considered.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of an AI Transcription Tool

Notice Description

The provision of an AI transcription tool for the purposed of social care frontline workers to record, professional notes

Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of an AI transcription tool for Social Care Service workers

Procurement Information

GCloud 14 call off contract awarded after evaluation of options framework options available

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dbad
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073867-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

48224000 - Web page editing software package

48311000 - Document management software package

48314000 - Voice recognition software package

48517000 - IT software package

72310000 - Data-processing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£240,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Aug 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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
Angus Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
FORFAR
Postcode
DD8 1AN
Postcode Area
Dundee
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM0 Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM03 Angus and Dundee City
Delivery Location
TLM71 Angus and Dundee City
Local Authority
Angus
Electoral Ward
Forfar and District
Westminster Constituency
Angus and Perthshire Glens

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Beam Up Ltd

Further Information

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