Translation and Interpreting Services Framework
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£45.0m
Suppliers
13
Lots
3
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
- 7953000079540000
- Contract locations
- Brighton and Hove, United KingdomEast Sussex, United KingdomWest Sussex, United KingdomSouth East England, United KingdomSouth East England, United KingdomSouth East England, United KingdomSouth East England, United KingdomSouth 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.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | — | quality | 60.00% |
| Price | — | price | 40.00% |
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.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Face to face and Telephone/Video Interpreting Services for Spoken Language | £15.0m | complete |
| 2 | Face-to-Face and Video Interpreting Services for Non-spoken Languages (eg: BSL) | £15.0m | complete |
| 3 | Translation, Transcription and Ancillary Services | £15.0m | complete |