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Transcription, Stenography and Recording Services

The Mayor's Office for Policing And Crime

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25 Sep 2026 at 09:40

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Summary of the contracting process

The Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime procured transcription, stenography and recording services for the Metropolitan Police Service. The work is described as typing services, covering the production of written records from spoken material and stenographic or recording support. The requirement is for the Metropolitan Police Service, with delivery in the United Kingdom. This is a single service requirement rather than a set of separately described work packages. The buyer is the public body responsible for the Metropolitan Police Service procurement; the service is intended to support the police service’s operational requirements.

The procurement is complete and a contract was awarded to Appen UK Ltd. The award is active, and the contract is also active. The contract was signed on 20 March 2026 and has a recorded value of £441,864. The procurement used a limited procedure without a prior published competition, and a framework agreement was involved. Price was the stated award criterion. One bid was recorded for the single lot. The lot itself is marked cancelled, although the award and contract are recorded as active; the published process data therefore gives conflicting status signals. The contract’s initial term is stated to expire on 19 March 2027, with options to extend for up to two further periods of 12 months each.

This award demonstrates a requirement for transcription, stenography and recording services supporting the Metropolitan Police Service. A credible supplier for a future requirement would need to deliver dependable typing and conversion of spoken material into written records, with the capacity to support a public-sector policing client. The awarded supplier is recorded as a large business, indicating that a provider able to service an organisational requirement at this scale was selected. Price was the stated basis for evaluation, so cost competitiveness was central to this procurement. The single recorded bid and limited route without prior publication indicate that this was not a broadly competed opportunity; suppliers tracking future work should be prepared for the buyer’s chosen procurement route as well as the service specification. No specific accreditation or technical qualification is stated.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Transcription, Stenography and Recording Services

Notice Description

Provision of typing services for the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS).

Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of typing services for the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS).

Options: The initial term of the contract expires on 19 March 2027, with the option to extend for up to two further periods of 12 months each.

Procurement Information

Provision of typing services for the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077a1e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090820-2026
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
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

79551000 - Typing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£441,864 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Sep 20261 weeks 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
The Mayor's Office for Policing And Crime
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 0LL
Postcode Area
South East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Southwark
Electoral Ward
Borough & Bankside
Westminster Constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Appen (UK) Ltd

Further Information

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