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title: "Provision of Visual Transcription Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e4ed"
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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-06e4ed

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## Summary

The Crown Prosecution Service bought visual transcription services: written transcripts of visually recorded interviews for use in criminal prosecutions and court proceedings. The service is operationally critical, helping prosecutors review evidence more quickly and supporting the CPS’s responsibility to provide material for court cases. The work is delivered in the United Kingdom. The procurement is for services in typing, word-processing and desktop publishing, with the CPS as the public-sector buyer. The requirement concerns the production of accurate written records from visual interview evidence, rather than general transcription or broader administrative support. It is relevant to suppliers providing specialist audiovisual transcription for legal, investigative or criminal justice users, particularly those able to handle evidence that may be required in court.

The procurement has been awarded. It used a limited award procedure without prior publication of a competition, within a framework agreement, on the stated grounds of technical uniqueness and extreme urgency. The sole lot is recorded as cancelled, while the award is active. TRANSCRIPTION CITY LIMITED was selected, and the contract value is £556,143. The contract was signed on 15 June 2026. Four bids were recorded for the lot. The stated evaluation information gives 70% to technical, 20% to commercial and 10% to technical social value, alongside a 100% price criterion. The award rationale classified the service as deliverable only by a particular economic operator because of the absence of competition for technical reasons. The supplier is identified as an SME.

This award signals established CPS demand for specialist transcription of visually recorded interviews, where outputs support evidence review and court proceedings. A credible future competitor would need demonstrable capability to transcribe visual interview material accurately and consistently, with processes suitable for operationally critical criminal justice work. Legal or investigative transcription experience would help show that transcripts can be relied on when prosecutors review evidence and prepare court proceedings. Suppliers should also be able to explain how they manage sensitive recorded material, maintain quality, meet urgent requirements and provide dependable service at national scale. The award of this requirement to an SME indicates that the work can be delivered by a focused specialist rather than only by a large general outsourcing provider. Strong technical evidence and social-value delivery would be important, alongside a competitive commercial offer.

## 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/077804-2026 |
| 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 | TRANSCRIPTION CITY 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 15:46 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077804-2026

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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