Published date: 22 February 2018

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 20 March 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Legal services - 79100000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£2,000,000 to £12,500,000

Procurement reference

tender_162458/653520

Published date

22 February 2018

Closing date

20 March 2018

Contract start date

1 August 2018

Contract end date

31 July 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

The Crown Prosecution Service requires the provision of transcription of visually recorded interviews of victims and witnesses, who may be children, vulnerable adults or other adults, interviewed by the police as part of a criminal investigation.

The CPS requires:

- A transcription service from visually recorded media

- Production of a transcription to be delivered to the CPS via secure email

- Maintenance of auditable records for the receipt, secure storage and return of recordings, and for recording the movements and viewing of the tapes, discs and transcribed material whenever it is in the possession of, or is created by the Service Provider

Due to the nature of this procurement, the Service Provider must be located in the UK and hold SC Level security clearance.

This will be a framework agreement and the envisaged maximum number of providers is 3.

The tender will be managed via the Bravo Solution e-tendering Portal. Interested providers will need to register at https://cps.bravosolution.co.uk in order to gain access to the Standard Selection Questionnaire and related documentation. Once registered on the Bravo Solution system please contact Hannah Betambeau or Dave Smith at DPU@cps.gov.uk for access to this project.


About the buyer

Contact name

Hannah Betambeau

Address

Rose Court, 2 Southwark Bridge Road
London
SE1 9HS
England

Telephone

020 335 71799

Email

DPU@cps.go.vuk

Website

https://cps.bravosolution.co.uk