Official UK procurement notice
DHSCFDG - Eljamel Public Inquiry - Transcription Service
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Eljamel Inquiry requires real-time legal transcription services (the “Services”).
CPV: Translation services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Eljamel Inquiry requires real-time legal transcription services (the “Services”)AwardedRenewal
The Eljamel Inquiry requires real-time legal transcription services (the “Services”). The Inquiry will hold public hearings at its hearing venue which ordinarily will be broadcast via its website and YouTube channel. At such public hearings, the Inquiry requires real-time, legal transcription services to be performed on its behalf.
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: 80
- Price: 20
- Economic & financial standing
- Financial Ratios
- Public Liability Insurance
- Professional Indemnity Insurance
- Employer’s Liability Insurance
Minimum: Financial Ratios - Bidders must demonstrate a Current Ratio of 1 or more. The current ratio shall be calculated as current assets/current liabilities and shall be based on the previous financial year. There must be no qualification or contra-indication from any evidence provided … - Technical & professional ability
- Supply Chain Management/Tracking Systems Used
- Environmental Management Measures
Minimum: Minimum level(s) of standards required: - If bidders intend to use a supply chain to deliver the requirements detailed in the Contract Notice, they should confirm they have (or have access to) the relevant supply chain management and tracking systems to ensure a resilient and sus…
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- Awarded
- 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
- 24 Jul 2025, 14:51 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Oct 2025, 11:51 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 26 Aug 2025 – …
- Authority reference
CASE/791368- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-063220- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056593Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Question Scoring Methodology for Award Criteria outlined in invitation to tender 0 Unacceptable. Nil or inadequate response. Fails to demonstrate an ability to meet the requirement. 1 Poor. Response is partially relevant but generally poor. The response addresses some elements of the requirement but contains insufficient/limited detail or explanation to demonstrate how the requirement will be fulfilled. 2 Acceptable. Response is relevant and acceptable. The response addresses a broad understanding of the requirement but may lack details on how the requirement will be fulfilled in certain areas. 3 Good. Response is relevant and good. The response is sufficiently detailed to demonstrate a good understanding and provides details on how the requirements will be fulfilled. 4 Excellent. Response is completely relevant and excellent overall. Please note there are minimum requirements regarding two evaluation questions and Cyber Security for this contract. Tenderers must score a minimum of 2 to pass. If they score lower, they will be disqualified from the process and commercial evaluation process. Tenderers are also asked to confirm: that they will pay staff that are involved in the delivery of services under the contract, at least the real Living Wage. they will meet standards on payment of subcontractors Tenderers who do not pass these questions will not be subject to Commercial Analysis. As a result the tender will not be considered further. Bidders must complete the SPD (Scotland) to demonstrate adherence to the Exclusion and Selection Criteria for this procurement. If there are named subcontractors/technicians upon which the bidder will rely to meet the selection criteria, these named parties must complete and reattach the SPD Supplier Response Form attached to SPD. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 29777 and ITT code 60133 For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 (SC Ref:812501)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 25 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 26 Aug 2025, 08:00 BST
Timeline
25 Aug 2025 → 27 Feb 2026 · 5 dates- Submission deadline25 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
- Bids opened26 Aug 2025, 08:00 BST
- Notice published379 days ago8 Oct 2025, 11:51 BST
- Contract starts361 days ago27 Oct 2025
- Bids must remain valid until237 days ago27 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete8 Oct 2025, 11:51 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epiq Europe Ltd | £750,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 063220-2025-CASE/791368-1 · Epiq Europe Ltd
- Signed
- 30 Sept 2025
- Value
- £750,000
- Period
- … – 31 Oct 2027
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Epiq Europe LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.