Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Crown Prosecution Service
102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9EA
UK
Telephone: +44 2077176000
E-mail: CommercialInbox@cps.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.cps.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Public authority – central government
I.5) Main activity
Other: Criminal Justice System
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Visual Transcription Services
Reference number: 2025 047
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79550000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short 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.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
556 143.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
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.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 70%
Quality criterion: Commercial
/ Weighting: 20%
Quality criterion: Technical - Social Value
/ Weighting: 10%
Price
/ Weighting:
100%
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
Technical uniqueness and extreme urgency.
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Provision of Visual Transcription Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15/06/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
TRANSCRIPTION CITY LIMITED
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 556 143.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Crown Prosecution Service
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/08/2026