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Captions System

Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body

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27 Apr 2026 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body has completed the procurement process for the provision of a captions system through an open procedure. The contract is valued at £155,515 and was signed on 10th March 2025. Located in Edinburgh, this project falls under the "goods" industry category, specifically targeting products classified as Broadcasting Systems Integration and Equipment. It involves automatic speech recognition software to produce closed captions for live parliamentary output. The procurement was awarded to Pi Comms, an SME based in Belfast.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses within the technology sector, particularly those specialising in Automatic Speech Recognition and captioning software. With subcontracting details specifying a requirement for ASR and captioning appliance software priced at £122,700, companies in software development and broadcasting technology integration stand to benefit. SMEs such as Pi Comms were successful in this bid, indicating that similar enterprises with expertise in innovative software solutions could thrive in responding to future similar tenders.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Captions System

Notice Description

Contract Award Notice for the provision of a system that will enable Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) software to produce closed captions on live output from the Parliament on internal monitors and an accessible web stream.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Contract Award Notice for the provision of a system that will enable Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) software to produce closed captions on live output from the Parliament on internal monitors and an accessible web stream.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000830423
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR554654
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

32211000 - Broadcast production equipment

48000000 - Software package and information systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£155,515 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Apr 20264 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
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH99 1SP
Postcode Area
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM75 City of Edinburgh
Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Pi Comms

Further Information

Notice Documents

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