Court Reporting & Transcription Services

Tender description

The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) as the contracting authority intends to run a procurement exercise for the delivery of Court Reporting & Transcription Services (CRT) on behalf of HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS). The (MoJ) and Ministry of Defence (MOD) are required to record hearings which take place in a variety of Courts. Audio recordings provide a true and accurate record of proceedings and are used, when required, to produce transcripts as an official court record. It is the intention that all transcription services will be required under a framework agreement, split into the following Lots: 1) Off-Site Transcription Services (OTS), covering all off-site transcriptions 2) Attendance Based Transcription Services (ATS), covering court reporting and stenography, on-site transcription 3) Real-Time Transcription Services (RTS), covering all instantaneous on-site transcription The contracting authorities within the scope of this notice are: - The Ministry of Justice; Executive agencies of the Ministry of Justice including but not limited to the National Offender Management Service, Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service, the Legal Aid Agency, the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority and the Office of the Public Guardian; Non-departmental public bodies of the Ministry of Justice, including but not limited to the Youth Justice Board, the Parole Board, the Judicial Appointments Commission, the Sentencing Council and Independent Monitoring Boards; - The Ministry of Defence - Department of Work & Pensions - Competition and Markets Authority - Police and Crime Commissioners and their forces; - Law enforcement agencies and forces; - Crown Prosecution Service; - National Archives; - Legal Ombudsman for England and Wales; - HM Inspectorate of Prisons; - HM Inspectorate of Probation; - Victims' Commissioner; - Official Solicitor and Public Trustee; - Other public-sector bodies including local authorities The anticipated term of the framework will be two years plus the option for a further 2 years (2+1+1) up to a maximum of four years (at the discretion of the MOJ). The MOJ intends to hold a market engagement event on 25th March 2020, via webinar, in order to convey its current thinking with regards to the service requirement and the procurement approach. The department hopes to obtain views and feedback from the market during this market engagement phase. For further details surrounding this market engagement event and how to register interest, please see below. Additional information: How to Register interest: If you would like to register interest in the procurement opportunity and/or attending the market engagement webinar, please take the following steps: 1. If you are not already registered, please register with the MOJ e-sourcing portal using the following link: https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk 2. Please search for the Court Reporting & Transcription Services project: PRJ_4549 3. Under this project, you will find [PQQ_190 - Court Reporting & Transcription Services (Registration of interest)] - Please answer all questions and submit your response. Submission of this PQQ will represent an official expression of interest in this upcoming opportunity and/or interest to attend the market engagement event. The deadline to register interest in the market engagement event is 20 March 2020. Please note: The MoJ reserves the right to amend or remove part or all of the information prior to full OJEU advertisement, and nothing within this notice constitutes any guarantee or binding statement on behalf of the MoJ. Provider responses to this market engagement phase will not be evaluated, scored or form a part of any supplier ranking. The response may contain commercially sensitive information and therefore will remain confidential. Engagement at this stage will not prejudice or affect any bid the provider may choose to submit at tender stage. Further details of the services will be set out in the procurement documents. Please note: The preferred method of communication is via email. If you would like to make contact via post, please use the following address: CRT Procurement Team 5 Wellington Place Post point 1.11 Leeds LS1 4AP Further information can be found on Prior Information Notice...