Official UK procurement notice
Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry (SCAS) Transcription Services 2021-2025
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Scottish Ministers (the “Authority”) require stenography and transcription services (the “Services”) on behalf of the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry (“SCAI” or the “Inquiry”). To fulfil its Terms of Reference, the Inquiry holds and will hold Public Hearings at its hearing venue and remotely via online link. At such Public Hearings, the Inquiry requires real-time, verbatim transcription services to be performed on its behalf.
CPV: Audio-visual equipment · Audio-visual materials · Interpretation services · Law-courts-related administrative services · Video-conferencing equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Scottish Ministers (the “Authority”) require stenography and transcription…AwardedRenewalPublished value£6,358,464
The Scottish Ministers (the “Authority”) require stenography and transcription services (the “Services”) on behalf of the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry (“SCAI” or the “Inquiry”). To fulfil its Terms of Reference, the Inquiry holds and will hold Public Hearings at its hearing venue and remotely via online link. At such Public Hearings, the Inquiry requires real-time, verbatim transcription services to be performed on its behalf. The Service Provider must be capable of providing secure video conferencing services, providing access and use by the Purchaser and approved participants. The edited and corrected version of that transcript will become part of the permanent record of the Inquiry.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Price: 30
- Economic & financial standing
Financial Ratios (ESPD 4B6) - Bidders must demonstrate a Current Ratio of 1 (one) or more.
Current Ratio will be calculated as follows: net current assets divided by net current liabilities.
Minimum: - Public Liability Insurance (In the sum not less) - 1,000,000 GBP; - Professional Indemnity Insurance (In the sum not less) - 1,000,000 GBP; - Employer’s Liability Insurance - 5,000,000 GBP; Such insurance must be maintained for the duration of the Contract and for a minimum of … - Technical & professional ability
ISO/IEC 27001 or equivalent
Minimum: Must have achieved, or be committed to achieving prior to contract award, ISO/IEC 27001 (Information Security Management Systems Requirements)
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 25 Feb 2021, 15:48 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Jun 2021, 12:55 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 30 Mar 2021 – …
- Authority reference
Case 541946- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-013350- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029655Find a Tender
Publisher note: (SC Ref:656126)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 30 Mar 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 30 Mar 2021, 12:00 BST
Timeline
30 Mar 2021 → 14 Jun 2021 · 4 dates- Submission deadline30 Mar 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened30 Mar 2021, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Jun 2021, 00:00 BST
- Notice published14 Jun 2021, 12:55 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete14 Jun 2021, 12:55 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epiq Europe Ltd | £4,448,350 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 013350-2021-Case 541946-1 · Epiq Europe Ltd
- Signed
- 26 May 2021
- Value
- £4,448,350
- Period
- … – 30 Jun 2025
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview 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.