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title: "Provision of Visual Transcription Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e4eb"
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buyer: "Crown Prosecution Service"
published: "2026-08-14"
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# Provision of Visual Transcription Services

Buyer: Crown Prosecution Service  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e4eb

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077802-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Jun 2026 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £556,143 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Crown Prosecution Service |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 9EA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MARTEN WALSH CHERER LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79550000 - Typing, word-processing and desktop publishing services

## Release History

- 14 Aug 2026 at 15:43 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077802-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://www.cps.gov.uk

## Provenance

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