Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Transcription Services
Authority: THE FINANCIAL REPORTING COUNCIL LIMITED (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Financial Reporting Council 's Enforcement Division and Legal Services Team (LST) have a requirement for Transcription Services for the provision of:
•Transcription services for interviews and presentations carried out during an investigation.
•Tribunal Hearings Real-Time Transcription services and Evidence Presentation services (where a hearing takes place virtually).
The contract will run for a duration of 36 months with an optional 12-month extension period (option to further extend) which is aligned with the provisions of the G-Cloud 14 RM1557.14 Lot 2 Framework Agreement Terms.
CPV: Documentation services · Legal documentation and certification services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Call Off Contract award under Crown Commercial Services G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement…Awarded
Call Off Contract award under Crown Commercial Services G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement RM1557-14 following long and shortlisted search and RFT for the following requirement:
The Financial Reporting Council 's Enforcement Division and Legal Services Team (LST) have a requirement for Transcription Services for the provision of:
•Transcription services for interviews and presentations carried out during an investigation.
•Tribunal Hearings Real-Time Transcription services and Evidence Presentation services (where a hearing takes place virtually). Additional information: Contract Value- The figure indicated in Section II.1.7. Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT) represents an estimated contract value. The total cost of the services is variable and contingent upon the quantity of transcriptions requested and the number of cases and tribunal hearings during the period of the contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Jun 2025, 11:07 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Jun 2025, 11:07 BST
- Authority reference
FRC2025-004- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-029067- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052a72Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The procurement falls outside the scope of the regulations:
Call Off Contract award under Crown Commercial Services G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement RM1557.14
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epiq Europe Ltd | £252,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 029067-2025-1 · Epiq Europe Ltd
- Signed
- 23 May 2025
- Value
- £252,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Head of ProcurementReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Epiq Europe LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.