Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Angus Council
Angus House, Orchardbank Business Park
Forfar
DD8 1AN
UK
Telephone: +44 3452777778
E-mail: Procurement@angus.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM71
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.angus.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00236
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of an AI Transcription Tool
Reference number: AC/26/159/HSC
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72310000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The provision of an AI transcription tool for the purposed of social care frontline workers to record, professional notes
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
240 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48517000
48314000
48224000
48311000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM71
Main site or place of performance:
Angus
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of an AI transcription tool for Social Care Service workers
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 30
Price
/ Weighting:
70
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
GCloud 14 call off contract awarded after evaluation of options framework options available
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: AC/26/159/HSC
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
24/07/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Beam Up Ltd
Senna Building, Gorsuch Place
London
E2 8JF
UK
Telephone: +44 7707538446
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://beam.org/
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 240 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:839280)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Forfar Sheriff Court
22 Market Street
Forfar
DD8 3WE
UK
Telephone: +44 1307462186
E-mail: forfar@scotcourts.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: www.scotcourts.gov.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Single Point of Enquiry (SPoE) Scottish Government Procurement and Commercial Division
The Scottish Government, 7th Floor, 5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw
Glasgow
G2 8LU
UK
Telephone: +44 1412425466
E-mail: spoeprocurement@gov.scot
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.scot/publications/single-point-of-enquiry/
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Angus Council
Angus House, Orchardbank Business Park
Forfar
DD8 1AP
UK
Telephone: +44 3452777778
E-mail: Procurement@angus.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: www.angus.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/08/2026