Provision of Transcription Services for the Proceedings before the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (English and French)

The United Nations Assistance to the Khmer Rouge Trials (UNAKRT) invites Expressions of Interest (EOI)
from qualified companies able to produce verbatim transcripts of proceedings before the Extraordinary
Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) in English and/or French, as and when required, on long
terms basis (The period of engagement is expected to be for one (1) year, from 01 January 2023 with an
option for a one (1) year extension).
The required services especifically refer to the transcription of audio recordings of proceedings in English
and/or French before the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia. Recordings will have to be
transcribed between 16:30 hours, Phnom Penh, Cambodia time, and 08:00 am the next day.
The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia were set up with assistance from the United
Nations to bring to trial senior leaders of Democratic Kampuchea and those most responsible for the crimes
and serious violations of Cambodian penal law, international humanitarian law and custom, and international
conventions recognized by Cambodia between 1975 and 1979.

The proceedings before the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia take place on average two
to six hours per day, five days a week (generally Monday through Thursday).
A full, word-for-word transcript of proceedings is required. The transcripts must be accurate, complete and
follow set guidelines. The service provider must be reliable and available each working day of the year,
excepting Court holidays and judicial recesses.

Vendors are advised that this EOI does not constitute a solicitation.
UNAKRT reserves the right to change or cancel this requirement at any time during the EOI and/or
solicitation process.