Translation and Interpreting Services Framework

East Sussex County CouncilcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-04ecebProcurement Act 2023SME suitableVCSE suitablepending
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Estimated value

Awarded value

£45.0m

Awarded 13 Nov 2025

Suppliers

13

10 SME

Lots

3

3 awarded

Published

14 Nov 2025

Description

East Sussex County Council is letting this Translation and Interpreting Services Framework on behalf of the following organisations: East Sussex County Council Surrey County Council Brighton & Hove City Council West Sussex County Council All District and Borough Councils and Maintained Schools covered by the International Territorial Level TLJ2 All Health Authorities National Health Service Trusts Integrated Care Boards, social care organisations, and any other person(s) or body established or financed under the National Health Service Act 1977 as amended and future bodies (e.g. Foundation Trusts) associated with the delivery of healthcare, within East Sussex, Surrey, Brighton & Hove and West Sussex Sussex Police Authority Surrey Police Authority East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service Surrey Fire and Rescue Service South East Coast Ambulance Service Voluntary and Community Organisations (including 3rd Sector Organisations) and Housing Associations with a presence in East Sussex, Surrey, Brighton & Hove and West Sussex. The Framework will commence on 1st January 2026 for a term of 4 years. This is a multi-supplier and multi Lot Framework. The Lot structure is: • Lot 1. Spoken Language - remote (telephone/video) and face-to-face. • Lot 2. Face-to-Face and Video Interpreting Services for Non-spoken Languages (eg: BSL) • Lot 3. Translation, Transcription and Ancillary Services The Framework values are shared across all three Lots, with no guarantee of value or volume of Framework Call-Offs.

Scope

Reference
4783
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
01 Jan 2026 to 31 Dec 2029
CPV classifications
79530000
79540000
Contract locations
Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom
East Sussex, United Kingdom
West Sussex, United Kingdom
South East England, United Kingdom
South East England, United Kingdom
South East England, United Kingdom
South East England, United Kingdom
South East England, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Qualityquality60.00%
Priceprice40.00%

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Competitive flexible procedure

Award details· 3 awards

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

£15.0m

Award date

13 Nov 2025

Contract start

01 Jan 2026

Contract end

31 Dec 2029

Lots · 3 total

Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.

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LotTitleEst. valueStatus
1Face to face and Telephone/Video Interpreting Services for Spoken Language£15.0mcomplete
2Face-to-Face and Video Interpreting Services for Non-spoken Languages (eg: BSL)£15.0mcomplete
3Translation, Transcription and Ancillary Services£15.0mcomplete