Provision of Visual Transcription Services

Official notice

Authority: Crown Prosecution Service (Central government)

Framework agreementServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Awarded 15 Jun 2026no call for competition

What is being bought

Published requirement 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.

CPV: Typing, word-processing and desktop publishing services

How this framework works

From the published notice

Bids received: 4 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement: Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 14 Aug 2026, 15:38 BST
Last source update: 14 Aug 2026, 15:38 BST
Authority reference: 2025 047
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-077799
Classification (CPV): Typing, word-processing and desktop publishing services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e4e9 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: Technical uniqueness and extreme urgency.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 4

Contracts signed 1latest 15 Jun 2026

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

Provision of Visual Transcription Services
Signed
15 Jun 2026
Value
£556,143
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
4bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Crown Prosecution Service

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentPublic authority – central governmentCriminal Justice System 102 Petty France, London, UK, SW1H 9EAContact email, phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

ESCRIBERS LIMITEDFramework contractor London, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.