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Published 18 Sept 2026, 13:17 BST

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Transcription Services Framework — UK public procurement notice

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Authority: Corporate Officer of the House of Commons (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: CPV 32Business Services & Consultancy (79)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: London (UKI32)
Framework ceiling (notional) £1,600,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Admission open until 20 Oct 202612:00 BST · period end, not a bid countdown
Clarification cut-off 8 Oct 202612:00 BST · questions to the authority
Framework period 3 yrsup to 4 yrs with extensions · starts 19 Apr 2027
Bids per lot · this authority 13all categories · n=7 · competition analysis ↓

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Corporate Officer of the House of Lords and Corporate Officer of the House of Commons (the Authority), acting jointly, requires up to a maximum of 4 suppliers for the provision of transcription services, to support and supplement the Authority's internal transcription teams, providing additional capacity and resilience during periods of peak demand. This will include in-person attendance for the purpose of taking a log of proceedings, for Select Committees of both Houses, Joint Committees, Private Bill Committees and other Committee sittings. These transcriptions are ordered to be published by both Houses for various committees across the House of Commons and the House of Lords.

This procurement is for the establishment of an internal framework agreement for transcription services. The framework will be awarded to up to 4 suppliers and is not divided into lots.

The framework will support transcription operations across Parliament and is intended to ensure high quality transcription, value for money, and service resilience.

To register your interest and participate in this tender, please create an account on Atamis via https://atamis-ukparliament.my.site.com/s/Welcome. Once registered, search for the project in order to access the tender documents.

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If you experience any issues with registration, please contact the team at [email protected].

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 23 Jun 2030, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Documentation services · Miscellaneous services · Sound recordings

How this framework works

From the published notice
Type
Closed framework
Call-offs
call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
Places
up to 4 suppliers
Framework period
3 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 19 Apr 2027 — N/A
Published description of the framework

Refer to ITT documents.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1Renewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£1,600,000
Contract period: 19 Apr 2027 — 18 Apr 2030 (3 yrs) · up to 4 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: London
Value
£1,600,000 exc. VAT · £2,000,000 inc. VAT
Extensions
3+1 The Authority considers that a direct award may be permissible under Schedule 5 to the Procurement Act 2023 in respect of the continued provision of the services described in this notice. The Authority therefore reserves the right to award a subsequent contract where the relevant statutory requirements are satisfied. The existing goods, services or works were supplied under a public contract awarded pursuant to more…a competitive tendering procedure within the five years preceding publication of this Transparency Notice.
32353000 Sound recordings79131000 Documentation services98300000 Miscellaneous services

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

What it takes to win

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add more
How bids are scored
Quality: 120Price: 60Social value: 20
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Quality — 60
  • Quality — 60
  • Commercial Proposal — 30
  • Commercial Proposal — 30
  • Social Value — 10
  • Social Value — 10
Published award criteria (6)
  • Commercial Proposal — 30%
  • Quality — 60%
  • Social Value — 10%
  • Commercial Proposal — 30%
  • Quality — 60%
  • Social Value — 10%
Conditions of participation4
  • Economic & financial standing
    Conditions of Participation: Legal and financial and Technical Ability to perform the contract (Refer to PSQ documents).
  • Technical & professional ability
    Conditions of Participation: Legal and financial and Technical Ability to perform the contract (Refer to PSQ documents).
  • Economic & financial standing
    Conditions of Participation: Legal and financial and Technical Ability to perform the contract (Refer to PSQ documents).
  • Technical & professional ability
    Conditions of Participation: Legal and financial and Technical Ability to perform the contract (Refer to PSQ documents).

Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid

How Corporate Officer of the House of Commons buys Parts of sound and video equipment (CPV 3235) — and who usually turns up

Corporate Officer of the House of Commons’s own published record, next to the Greater London market for the same work. This notice is a framework or DPS, so only frameworks and DPS are compared.

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How the contest usually goes

Left: this authority. Right: the market where the work is delivered. Bids and award-vs-estimate pairs are per lot, from contested frameworks and DPS only — direct awards report one bid by definition and are left out. Empty means nothing was published, not filled in from elsewhere.

This authority

Corporate Officer of the House of Commons

framework/DPS notices in 36 months: 1 in CPV 3235 · 1 in division 32 · 11 in all categories (2 direct)

Bids per lot13all categories · 36m · n=7 lots
Single-bid lots0%all categories · 36m · n=7 lots
Award vs estimateat estimateall categories · 24m · n=16 pairs
Deadline → award63dall categories · 24m · n=11 notices
Notice updates0all categories · 24m · n=163 notices
Awarded without competition18%all categories · 36m · n=11 notices
Bids per lot robust · n=7
  • 1 bid 0%
  • 2–3 0%
  • 4–6 29%
  • 7+ 71%

Median 13 · 7 lots on 4 contested notices · all categories.

How procedures are run robust · n=10
  • Open 50%
  • Selective 30%
  • Limited 20%
  • Direct 0%

11 notices · all categories. Open and selective are contested (feed the bid/price figures above); limited and direct are not.

The market · delivery region

Greater London · Parts of sound and video equipment (CPV 3235)

framework/DPS notices delivered in Greater London in 36 months: 2 in CPV 3235 (2 contested) · 31 in division 32 (27 contested)

Bids per lot5division 32 · 36m · n=13 lots
Single-bid lots0%division 32 · 36m · n=13 lots
Award vs estimate—not measured on frameworks — a panel award is a ceiling, not a price
Deadline → award54ddivision 32 · 36m · n=4 notices
SME winners71%division 32 · 36m · n=21 awards
Winners based in the region73%division 32 · 36m · n=15 awards
Bids per lot robust · n=13
  • 1 bid 0%
  • 2–3 23%
  • 4–6 38%
  • 7+ 38%

Median 5 · 13 lots on 8 contested notices · division 32.

How procedures are run robust · n=28
  • Open 54%
  • Selective 32%
  • Limited 14%
  • Direct 0%

31 notices · division 32. Open and selective are contested (feed the bid/price figures above); limited and direct are not.

robust · n=16 Awards in Corporate Officer of the House of Commons (all categories, n=16 pairs) land a median at estimate: on this notice’s £1,600,000 that is about £1,600,000. Context for a bid, not a recommended price.

Method and what to read with care
  • Two columns, no blending. The authority column walks its own record only: notices in the 4-digit class, then the 2-digit division, then all categories (36 months, per lot, contested only), and as a last resort its 24-month row across all categories (per notice, every route). The market column is the notice’s primary delivery ITL1 × the same class, then division (36 months). Nothing is filled from the UK-wide class; an empty tile means the source published nothing usable.
  • Per lot, contested only. Find a Tender publishes bid counts per lot; a seven-lot tender is seven contests. Procedures awarded without competition (limited / direct) are excluded from bids, price pairs and decision days — they report one bid by definition. Frameworks and DPS are a separate population from contracts (6–7 bids per lot against 2–4) and only the notice’s own kind is shown.
  • Coverage. Roughly 40 % of notices publish a bid count; about half publish an ITL1 delivery location, so the market column reads the authority’s registered region when the notice has none (labelled). Award-vs-estimate pairs need a lot estimate, one active award on the lot, one canonical supplier and a gap under 60 %; about 30 % of pairs are exact matches (the buyer published the award at the estimate). n is on every figure; below 3 the tile is muted, never hidden.
  • Pounds. The expected award applies the authority’s median movement (or the region’s, when the authority has fewer than 3 pairs) to this notice’s estimate; the middle half uses the region’s quartiles. A multi-lot notice publishes an envelope, so the movement is applied per lot, never to the total. A benchmark, not a recommended price.
  • “Match” and “relevance” are model scores from the nightly matcher, not published facts. Find a Tender does not publish who is bidding. Never shown: contact details, payment behaviour, or a recommended price.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Open admission
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 23 Jun 2030
First published
18 Sept 2026, 13:17 BST
Last source update
18 Sept 2026, 13:17 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end — 21 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
Authority reference
C3058
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Documentation servicesMiscellaneous servicesSound recordings
Delivery area
London (UKI32)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06993f Find a Tender
Contract terms summary
Payment of valid and undisputed invoices shall be made within 30 days of receipt.
Review and risk notes
Risks
The Authority considers the following known risks may materialise during the term of the Contract and considers that if they did, the Contract could not be performed to the Authority’s satisfaction without the Contract using the following permitted modifications to remedy this: - Significant increases or decreases in more…demand for transcription services resulting from changes to the number or operation of House committees; - The risk that ASR technology does not achieve sufficient accuracy to meet required standards without continued and robust manual quality assurance; - Fluctuations in required turnaround times or service volumes arising from parliamentary or operational pressures; and - Supplier capacity constraints within the multi-supplier model affecting the Authority’s ability to maintain continuity of service.

How to participate & submission route

Official notice Apply via Atamis (Health Family)
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Expression of interest (EOI)
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Appointment period ends
20 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
8 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
success fee · N/A
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Please submit all tender responses via our procurement portal, Atamis. Tenderers can create an account here: atamis-ukparliament.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗.

Timeline

8 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published127 days ago
    14 May 2026, 16:59 BST
  2. Market engagement113 days ago
    28 May 2026, 23:59 BSTTo register your interest and participate in the Request for Information (RFI), please create an account on Atamis via https://atamis-ukparliament.my.site.com/s/Welcome . Once registered, search for the project and select “Express Interest” to access the RFI documents. If you experience any issues with registration, please contact the team at [email protected].
  3. Next notice expected79 days ago
    1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Tender notice publishedearlier today
    18 Sept 2026, 13:17 BST
  5. Clarification questions byin 20 days
    8 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  6. Admission / appointment period endsin 32 days · period end, not a bid countdown
    20 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  7. Award decision expected byin 94 days
    21 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
  8. Contract startsin 212 days
    19 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Nothing awarded yet
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 May 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Sept 2026, 13:17 BSTUK4
  2. Status changed to active
    18 Sept 2026, 13:17 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    18 Sept 2026, 13:17 BST
  4. Deadline published: 20 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
    18 Sept 2026, 13:17 BST
  5. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    15 May 2026, 16:11 BSTUK2
  6. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    14 May 2026, 16:59 BSTUK2
Published amendments (1)

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Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Corporate Officer of the House of Commons

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PQCD-6982-LPZW Westminster, LONDON, London, SW1A 0AA
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Consortium members and other public bodies

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Conflict of interest declarationtenderConflict of interest declaration

Notices published for this procedure