Transcription Services for Public Inquiries ( 2 Lots)

A Tender Notice
by SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
35.5 month
Value
£-£1M
Sector
TECHNOLOGY
Published
14 Jun 2021
Delivery
To 28 Jun 2024 (est.)
Deadline
14 Jul 2021 11:00

Concepts

Location

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

1 buyer

Description

The Scottish Government has a requirement to place 2 separate contracts with external service providers for the following services: Lot 1 - Transcription Services for Scottish Hospitals Inquiry. Lot 2 - Transcription Services for Sheku Bayoh Inquiry

Lot Division

1 Transcription Services for Scottish Hospitals Inquiry
  • Duration: 35.5 month

The Scottish Hospitals Inquiry is a Scottish public inquiry established in August 2020 by the Scottish Government under the Inquiries Act 2005. The Inquiry is chaired by the Right Hon. Lord Brodie QC PC. Further information about the Inquiry can be found on its website at https://www.hospitalsinquiry.scot/. The Inquiry requires a verbatim written transcript of each Oral Hearing event to be produced within a specified period thereafter. The Service Provider will provide an error-free, edited and corrected version of that transcript to the Inquiry within 24 hours of receiving the corresponding recording from the Inquiry, or other period agreed with the Service Provider. The Inquiry will provide an audio-visual recording of proceedings from which the transcript should be made. The Service Provider is required to complete this work remotely at their own location, and is not required to attend the Inquiry’s premises. The transcript will be published on the Inquiry’s website and become a part of the permanent record of the Inquiry’s work.

Award Criteria
Staffing and Capability 30
Methodology 35
Data Protection and Information Security 20
Fair Work First 5
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery 10
price 30
2 Transcription Services for Sheku Bayoh Inquiry
  • Duration: 1 year

The Sheku Bayoh Inquiry is a Scottish public inquiry announced in November 2019 by the Scottish Government under the Inquiries Act 2005. The Inquiry started its work in November 2020 and is chaired by the Right Hon. Lord Bracadale. Further information about the Inquiry can be found on its website at www.shekubayohinquiry.scot. The Service Provider will provide real-time legal transcription of the proceedings. The transcript will be used by the following “Service Recipients”: a. the Inquiry’s Chair in the Hearing Room; b. other Inquiry team members; c. the legal representatives of core participants; d. legal representatives of those given leave to appear for particular hearings, during hearings both in its public hearing venue and by remote delivery online; and, e. any other party as authorised by the Chair; with each of these parties being able to make annotations to the transcript. The Service Provider will provide an error-free, edited and corrected version of that transcript to the Inquiry by 9am on the next working day following a Hearing day or other period agreed with the Service Provider. This transcript will become a part of the permanent record of the Inquiry.

Award Criteria
Fair Work First 5
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery 10
Methodology 40
Staffing and Capability 35
Data Protection and Information Security 10
price 30

CPV Codes

  • 75231100 - Law-courts-related administrative services
  • 32321300 - Audio-visual materials
  • 79540000 - Interpretation services
  • 32322000 - Multimedia equipment
  • 32232000 - Video-conferencing equipment

Indicators

  • This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
  • Options are available.
  • Renewals are available.
  • Financial restrictions apply.
  • Staff qualifications are relevant.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Single Procurement Document will be scored on a pass/fail basis. Award Criteria Questions can be found in the ITT together with the weightings. Question scoring methodology for award criteria outlined in Invitation to Tender.Bidders must complete the SPD (Scotland) to demonstrate adherence to the exclusion and selection criteria for this procurement are named subcontractors/technicians upon which the bidder will rely to meet the selection criteria, these named parties must complete and reattach the SPD Supplier Response Form attached to SPD questions 2C.1.1 (Reliance on the capacity of other entities) and 2D.1.2(Subcontractors)on PCS-T. These parties must complete the first 3 sections of the SPD form, as well as any part of the Section 4 selection criteria that the main bidder will rely upon the parties to fulfil. If parties have not yet been identified, this information may be required at a later date. Scottish Government reserves the right to request this information from relevant parties upon whom the main bidder will not rely to fulfil selection criteria. 4C.10 Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to sub-contract and if so, for what proportion of the contract. 4C.1.2 Bidders will be required to provide examples of similar services detailed as follows: Lot 1 - Scottish Hospitals Inquiry - examples of a verbatim written transcript service for Oral Hearing events including full remote service provision. Lot 2 - examples of operating a Real Time legal transcription service, a live verbatim transcript of proceedings of On-Site , Blended and full remote service provision. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 18541. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 (SC Ref:656876)

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