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Provision of Visual Transcription Services

Crown Prosecution Service

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14 Aug 2026 at 15:38

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Summary of the contracting process

The Crown Prosecution Service procured visual transcription services: written transcripts of visually recorded interviews used to reduce prosecutors’ evidence-review time and support court proceedings for which the CPS is responsible. The service is operationally critical to criminal justice work. Delivery is across the United Kingdom. The procurement is for services, covering typing, word-processing and desktop publishing activities. The named buyer is the Crown Prosecution Service, a central government public authority based in London. The requirement was associated with a framework agreement and was covered by the Government Procurement Agreement. The work centres on accurately converting visual interview evidence into written transcripts suitable for prosecutorial review and use in court proceedings.

The procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. ESCRIBERS LIMITED was selected as supplier, with a contract value of £556,143. The contract was signed on 15 June 2026. The procedure was a limited award without prior publication of a call for competition, justified by technical uniqueness and extreme urgency, including the stated absence of competition for technical reasons. Four bids were recorded for the requirement. The published evaluation information allocated 70% to technical quality, 20% to commercial quality and 10% to technical social value; price was also stated as 100%. The requirement was presented as one lot, although that lot is recorded as cancelled while the related award and contract remain active.

This award shows demand within the Crown Prosecution Service for specialist transcription of visually recorded interviews, where accuracy and dependable handling of evidence are central to prosecutorial and court work. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need demonstrable capability in visual-interview transcription, strong typing, word-processing and document-production skills, and processes that support consistent quality across operationally critical material. Experience working with criminal justice, legal, evidential or other sensitive content would help establish suitability, particularly where transcripts are relied on for prosecutors’ review and court proceedings. Suppliers should also be prepared to evidence commercial value and meaningful social-value delivery, since the published evaluation considered technical quality, commercial factors and technical social value. The awarded supplier was an SME, indicating that this scale of work can be delivered by a suitably capable smaller business.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Visual Transcription Services

Notice Description

The VTS is an operationally critical service which provides the written transcript of visually recorded interviews. Transcripts reduce the time taken by the prosecutor to review evidence . They are essential as part of any court proceedings, which the CPS is responsible for providing.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The VTS is an operationally critical service which provides the written transcript of visually recorded interviews. Transcripts reduce the time taken by the prosecutor to review evidence . They are essential as part of any court proceedings, which the CPS is responsible for providing.

Procurement Information

Technical uniqueness and extreme urgency.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e4e9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077799-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
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
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79550000 - Typing, word-processing and desktop publishing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£556,143 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Jun 20262 months 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
Crown Prosecution Service
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1H 9EA
Postcode Area
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
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ESCRIBERS LIMITED

Further Information

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