Planning

Court Reporting and Transcription

  • Ministry of Justice

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-038624

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05244f (view related notices)

Published 9 July 2025, 2:17pm



Scope

Reference

Prj_14384

Description

The procurement of Court Reporting and Trancription services. The services involve:

Offsite transcription of court audio

Attendace based transcription and logging of court hearings on site

Realtime transcription the instantaneous transcription of court proceedings

Total value (estimated)

  • £20,400,000 excluding VAT
  • £25,500,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029
  • 3 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 75231100 - Law-courts-related administrative services
  • 79551000 - Typing services

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Engagement

Engagement deadline

11 August 2025

Engagement process description

Market Engagement Notice

Invitation to Register Interest

We are pleased to announce that a market engagement session for Court Reporting and Transcription will take place on 11 August 2025 (10am - 12pm). This event is an invaluable opportunity for suppliers to engage, share your knowledge and gain insight into upcoming opportunities.

To register your interest in participating, please send an email to HMCTSCommercial@justice.gov.uk. The registration period will close 06/08/25. Ensure that you include your company name and contact details in the registration email.

We look forward to your active participation and valuable contributions in this engagement session.

Sincerely,

The HMCTS Commercial Team


Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

20 October 2025


Contracting authority

Ministry of Justice

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDNN-2773-HVYN

102 Petty France

London

SW1H 9AJ

United Kingdom

Region: UKI32 - Westminster

Organisation type: Public authority - central government