Transcription Services for Public Inquiries ( 2 Lots)

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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 1: Transcription Services for Scottish Hospitals Inquiry 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. Lot 2: Transcription Services for Sheku Bayoh Inquiry 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.