Captions System Contract Award Notice

The Scottish Parliament
Scotland
Open procedure

Implementation of an automated speech recognition system to produce live closed captions for parliamentary proceedings. The solution must integrate with existing internal monitoring infrastructure and provide an accessible web stream for public viewing. The scope includes the software platform, system configuration, and ongoing technical support for live output.

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Awarded value: £156k; As published
Published: 27 April 2026
Awarded: 10 March 2025; Pi Communications
Contract length: Not stated

What the contract covers

Goods contract

Provision and integration of automated speech recognition software to generate real-time closed captioning for live parliamentary broadcast and internal monitoring.

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Goods contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Goods
CPV codes: 48000000, 32211000

Services in this contract

Accessibility and assistive softwareMain service£37k typicalAutomatic speech recognition closed captions system for Parliament live output

Lifecycle

Published
27 April 2026
Contract awardedto Pi Communications
10 March 2025
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Contract endsEnd date not published

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The Scottish Parliament

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The supplier

Pi Communications

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3579678/captions-system-contract-award-notice
Buyer reference: org-109
Open contracting ID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000830423
Last checked: 5 November 2026

The Scottish Parliament. Captions System Contract Award Notice. Contract award, 27 April 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3579678/captions-system-contract-award-notice (accessed 5 November 2026).