Official UK procurement notice
DAR and Transcription services
Authority: Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of Digital Audio Recordings and Transcription Services for the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service
CPV: Repair and maintenance services of audio-visual and optical equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Provision of Digital Audio Recordings and Transcription Services for the Scottish…Renewal
Provision of Digital Audio Recordings and Transcription Services for the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service. For full details, please go onto www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Price: 30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 9 Jan 2026, 13:27 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Feb 2026, 16:21 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 13 Feb 2026 – …
- Authority reference
SCTS-2025-061- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-011530- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0602d5Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Publisher note: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 30672. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Please see the technical envelope more further information (SC Ref:819910)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 13 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
9 Feb 2026 → 27 Feb 2026 · 3 dates- Notice published255 days ago9 Feb 2026, 16:21 GMT
- Bids opened251 days ago13 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline237 days ago27 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Jan 2026- Deadline moved to 6 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT19 Jan 2026, 10:18 GMT-7 days · was 13 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Deadline moved to 13 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT23 Jan 2026, 13:57 GMT+7 days · was 6 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Deadline moved to 27 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT9 Feb 2026, 16:21 GMT+14 days · was 13 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Published amendments (3 · 3 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 13 Feb 2026 | 6 Feb 2026 | -7 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 13 Feb 2026 | 6 Feb 2026 | -7 d |
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 6 Feb 2026 | 13 Feb 2026 | +7 d |
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 13 Feb 2026 | 27 Feb 2026 | +14 d |
original date was an error - it is definitely Friday 6th February 2026 as stated on PCS-T
Extension
Tender Extension
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-01: 1 release · 9 Jan 2026
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The Scottish Courts and Tribunals ServiceReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria