# Digital Dictation, Speech Recognition & Outsourced Transcription Services 2

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by N H S Shared Business Services.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [N H S Shared Business Services](/buyers/n-h-s-shared-business-services/contract-awards)
- Supplier: Aprobrium LTD T/A Lexacom
- Award value: £150,000,000
- Tender value: £150,000,000
- Award date: 15 December 2025
- Published: 12 January 2026
- Contract start: 1 October 2025
- Contract end: 30 September 2027
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 14e8b17e-78d3-4d2c-a30f-b96415f9a39e-878436
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-04589382-1fbd-4f66-aa92-346f4eda5cab

## Description

NHS Shared Business Services act in an Agency capacity for and on behalf of its customers \(Approved Organisations\) - existing and new\. These comprise of NHS and Social Care organisations \(whether acting individually, or on behalf of, or together as members of any consortia\) along with any other public or private sector bodies which NHS SBS authorises to use the resulting Framework/Dynamic Purchasing System \(DPS\)\. NHS Shared Business Services Limited \(NHS SBS\) has put in place a Framework Agreement for the provision of Digital Dictation, Speech Recognition & Outsourced Transcription and related Goods and Services for Healthcare to be used by NHS SBS Approved Organisations\. Our Approved Organisation list can be found on: https://www\.sbs\.nhs\.uk/services/framework-agreements-categories/ The framework includes Lot 1a - Digital Dictation \(Fixed\) Lot 1b - Digital Dictation \(SaaS\) Lot 2a - Speech Recognition \(Fixed\) Lot 2b - Speech Recognition \(SaaS\) Lot 3 - Outsourced Transcription Lot 4 - Combined Solutions

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/14e8b17e-78d3-4d2c-a30f-b96415f9a39e-878436)