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Award of Framework Agreement for Digital Dictation, Speech Recognition & Outsourced Transcription Services 2

Awarded 30 Sep 2025

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Awarded 30 Sept 2025Expires 29 Sept 2027

NHS Shared Business Services awarded a contract to Aprobrium LTD T/A Lexacom, Accuro Transcriptions Solutions, BigHand Limited, Dictalogic Limited, Diktamen UK, DScribe Limited, Dict8 Limited, Dictate IT Ltd, G2 Speech UK Ltd, InventAsia Limited, and Norty Ltd for the provision of digital dictation, speech recognition, and outsourced transcription services and related goods and services for healthcare.

The framework agreement, valued at AUD 150,000,000, covers Lot 1a (Digital Dictation Fixed), Lot 1b (Digital Dictation SaaS), Lot 2a (Speech Recognition Fixed), Lot 2b (Speech Recognition SaaS), Lot 3 (Outsourced Transcription), and Lot 4 (Combined Solutions), and is available to NHS SBS Approved Organisations, including NHS and Social Care organisations and other authorised public or private sector bodies.

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