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Provision of Visual Transcription Services

Crown Prosecution Service

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14 Aug 2026 at 15:43

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Summary of the contracting process

The Crown Prosecution Service procured visual transcription services: written transcripts of visually recorded interviews used by prosecutors to review evidence and support court proceedings. The service is operationally critical to the CPS’s criminal justice responsibilities. Work is delivered in the United Kingdom. The procurement was for services, classified under typing, word-processing and desktop publishing services. It was structured as a single lot covering the visual transcription requirement. The buyer is the Crown Prosecution Service, a central government public authority based in London. The requirement suits providers able to turn recorded interviews into accurate, usable written transcripts for prosecutorial and court-related work, rather than general transcription providers without experience of sensitive criminal justice material.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. The CPS used a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, citing technical uniqueness and extreme urgency; the recorded rationale also refers to the service being available only from a particular economic operator for technical reasons. It involved a framework agreement. The contract was awarded to MARTEN WALSH CHERER LIMITED, an SME, and the award is active. The contract is active, was signed on 15 June 2026, and is valued at £556,143. Four bids were recorded. The lot is marked cancelled, although the associated award and contract remain active. The stated evaluation breakdown was technical quality 70%, commercial quality 20%, technical social value 10%, alongside a price criterion recorded as 100%.

This procurement indicates established CPS demand for specialist visual transcription supporting prosecution and court proceedings. A credible future competitor would need reliable production processes for converting recorded interviews into accurate written evidence, with the quality controls and operational resilience expected of an operationally critical service. The requirement appears accessible to an SME-scale provider, as the selected supplier is recorded as an SME, but technical credibility would be central: the buyer’s stated rationale relied on technical uniqueness and the absence of competition for technical reasons. Suppliers should therefore be able to demonstrate distinctive transcription capability, secure handling of sensitive recorded material, consistent capacity, and an understanding of how transcripts are used by prosecutors when reviewing evidence and preparing court proceedings. Social value and commercial performance were also included in the recorded evaluation criteria.

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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-06e4eb
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077802-2026
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
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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

MARTEN WALSH CHERER LIMITED

Further Information

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