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title: "Plain language editing service"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000664654"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "AUDIT SCOTLAND"
published: "2021-10-07"
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# Plain language editing service

Buyer: AUDIT SCOTLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000664654

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## Summary

Audit Scotland is currently engaged in a procurement process for a "Plain language editing service", aimed at providing expert editing suggestions to enhance the clarity of their audit products. This tender falls under the services category within the public services industry and is located in Edinburgh, UK. The procurement method employed is open, and the tender period concluded on 10th September 2021, following the signing of the contract on 1st October 2021 for an amount of £9,510. The awarded contract is active and held by Prepress Projects.

This procurement presents valuable opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in editing and language services. Companies that focus on plain language techniques and possess experience in editing government or public sector documents would be well-suited to participate. As the emphasis is on clarity and accessibility in communication, organisations that can provide reliable, flexible editing services with a thorough understanding of formal report styles may find this tender especially advantageous for business growth.

## Notice

We require an experienced English-medium editing service that specialises in plain language techniques. The service will deliver editing suggestions that help ensure our audit products are well written in clear language that is easy to understand.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

We need a confidential, reliable, flexible and resilient editing service. The supplier will provide one or more editors who will personally review our confidential draft reports and: - suggest plain language edits to improve readability and structure. For example: minimising jargon and passive language, supporting simple and direct sentences. - make suggestions for tightening our report writing by shrinking the word count, ensuring this does not change the key messages and meaning of the report. - advise on compliance with Audit Scotland's house style guide, including our report-writing style guide, to support high standards of syntax, grammar and punctuation. However, the overall focus of the editing service should be more on plain language advice than general proofreading.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT429887 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Oct 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Sep 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Oct 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £10,000 |
| Lots value | £10,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £9,510 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | AUDIT SCOTLAND |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH3 9DN |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PREPRESS PROJECTS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79131000 - Documentation services

## Release History

- 7 Oct 2021 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT429887
- 20 Aug 2021 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG424991

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG424991&idx=1
  20th August 2021 - ITT Document
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG424991
  Plain language editing service - We require an experienced English-medium editing service that specialises in plain language techniques. The service will deliver editing suggestions that help ensure our audit products are well written in clear language that is easy to understand.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT429887
  Plain language editing service - We require an experienced English-medium editing service that specialises in plain language techniques. The service will deliver editing suggestions that help ensure our audit products are well written in clear language that is easy to understand.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.audit-scotland.gov.uk
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000664654

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