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Provision of Visual Transcription Services

Crown Prosecution Service · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 01:02.

Opportunity overview

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.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

TRANSCRIPTION CITY LIMITED

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£556.1k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
14 Jun 2026
Award ID
077804-2026-1
Status
active
Location
London, UK, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79550000 — Typing, word-processing and desktop publishing services

Lots

  • 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.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
2025 047
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
Technical uniqueness and extreme urgency.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
79550000
Description
Typing, word-processing and desktop publishing services

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_TECHNICAL
Description
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
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.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Technical
Type
quality
Description
70%
Criterion 2
Name
Commercial
Type
quality
Description
20%
Criterion 3
Name
Technical - Social Value
Type
quality
Description
10%
Criterion 4
Type
price
Description
100%

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Crown Prosecution Service
Id
GB-FTS-16065

Identifier

Legal Name
Crown Prosecution Service

Address

Street Address
102 Petty France
Locality
London
Region
UK
Postal Code
SW1H 9EA
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 2077176000

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority – central government
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Criminal Justice System
Organisation 2
Name
TRANSCRIPTION CITY LIMITED
Id
GB-FTS-185856

Identifier

Legal Name
TRANSCRIPTION CITY LIMITED

Address

Locality
London
Region
UK
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 3
Name
Crown Prosecution Service
Id
GB-FTS-6522

Identifier

Legal Name
Crown Prosecution Service

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
077804-2026-1
Title
Provision of Visual Transcription Services
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-185856
Name
TRANSCRIPTION CITY LIMITED

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
077804-2026-1
Award ID
077804-2026-1
Title
Provision of Visual Transcription Services
Status
active
Date Signed
15 Jun 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
556,143
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UK · SW1H 9EA · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 077804-2026award, contract ·