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title: "Transcription tool for Childrens services"
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buyer: "Milton Keynes City Council"
published: "2026-10-01"
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# Transcription tool for Childrens services

Buyer: Milton Keynes City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-eb2714aa-ab0e-499d-8d1e-0085ac5e519b

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## Summary

Milton Keynes Council procured Magic Notes, an AI-powered transcription and summarisation platform for frontline children’s services workers. The requirement is for specialist software that helps staff turn conversations or recorded material into transcripts and summaries. The procurement is categorised as a software service, covering licence-management software and communication and multimedia software. The buyer is Milton Keynes Council, and the listed delivery location is E2 8JF in London. The supplier, BEAM UP LTD, is based in London. The service is intended for frontline workers in children’s services; the procurement description does not set out further detail on platform features or implementation.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to BEAM UP LTD through a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The award was made on 29 September 2026. The awarded contract value is £87,500. The contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027. The tender deadline was 29 September 2026 at 5pm. The procurement was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, but not for voluntary, community and social enterprises. No lot-by-lot split or evaluation criteria are stated in the available process information.

This award shows demand from Milton Keynes Council for AI-assisted transcription and summarisation tailored to frontline children’s services, rather than a generic communications tool. A credible competitor for the same requirement would need a specialist platform that can support frontline workers’ transcription and summarisation tasks, with the software capability to meet both licence-management and communication/multimedia needs. The council used a framework call-off route, so suppliers seeking similar work with this buyer would need access to an appropriate framework. The procurement was marked as suitable for SMEs, indicating that smaller software suppliers could compete through that route. BEAM UP LTD, a London-based SME, was selected, providing a relevant comparator for suppliers assessing the scale and type of provider that secured the contract.

## Notice

Magic Notes is a specialist AI powered transcription and summarisation platform for frontline workers.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/78975d5d-bada-4996-b88b-1b396a7e79ab |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £87,500 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £87,500 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Milton Keynes City Council |
| Locality | MILTON KEYNES |
| Postcode area | Milton Keynes |
| Postcode | MK9 3EJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ12 Milton Keynes |
| Local authority | Milton Keynes |
| Electoral ward | Central Milton Keynes |
| Westminster constituency | Milton Keynes Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Beam Up Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48218000 - License management software package
- 48500000 - Communication and multimedia software package

## Release History

- 1 Oct 2026 at 12:12 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/78975d5d-bada-4996-b88b-1b396a7e79ab

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/78975d5d-bada-4996-b88b-1b396a7e79ab
  1st October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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