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# Witness Service (2023 - 2027)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/witness-service-2023-2027-ocds-h6vhtk-031445). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Justice: "Witness Service (2023 - 2027)". Published status: active. Published Value: £47,800,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 18 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Justice](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-justice-gov-d18)
- **Published Value:** £47,800,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 18 March 2022 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Justice services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/witness-service-2023-2027-ocds-h6vhtk-031445#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-031445`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/witness-service-2023-2027-ocds-h6vhtk-031445#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk%2Fweb%2Flogin.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/witness-service-2023-2027-ocds-h6vhtk-031445#participate

## Description
This notice launches the competition for the provision of the Witness Service contract (2023 - 2027).
The Witness Service offers a basic level of support to all witnesses, including:
Providing information to witnesses about their rights and the process of giving evidence.
Greeting witnesses on the day of trial, acting as a generally supportive presence and supporting HMTCS staff escorting witnesses through court buildings (including the use of special entrances for witnesses) and relaying messages from the court room.
The service also offers witnesses a visit to the court building before their trial so they can familiarise themselves with the environment.
Outreach support' is additionally offered for vulnerable and intimidated witnesses (VIW). This comprises initial meetings away from the court environment to help prepare them and manage their expectations about the process.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The Witness Service is an existing service which will be recommissioned. The Witness Service has operated in all Criminal Courts in England and Wales since 2003, with a combination of volunteers and paid staff providing emotional and practical suppor...
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2023 to 31/03/2027

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003498-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-02-07T22:45:12.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T22:44:37.378Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-031445