CBC-1880-T-SK - Translation and Interpretation Services
Estimated value
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Awarded value
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Suppliers
1
Lots
1
Published
20 May 2026
Description
The Council seeks a single provider to deliver comprehensive interpretation and translation services, including spoken and non-spoken face-to-face, telephone, video, and related support, that Suppliers must meet to submit a valid Tender. The Council will provide as much support and information as it can to help guide you through the quotation process. Questions asked together with the response, will be made available to all tenderers, to ensure a fair and consistent approach to all. If there is anything you are not sure about or need clarification on, please use the Correspondence facility within the In-tend electronic tendering system. Last date for receiving questions on the In-Tend system: 30th December 2025. Completed Quotations and attachments should be submitted electronically by the due date via our In-tend electronic tendering system. Quotations must be uploaded via the “My Return” section of the system. Quotations submitted through the correspondence facility will not be considered. Your Quotation must be submitted via the In-tend system by no later than 12th January 2026 at 12:05. Quotations received after that time will be excluded.
Scope
- Reference
- CBC-1880-T-SK
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 31 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2029Possible extension to 31 Mar 2031
2 Years at expiry date subject to Council Requirements
- CPV classifications
- 7953000079540000
- Contract locations
- East of England, United Kingdom
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality - Methodology | — | quality | 50.00% |
| Price | — | cost | 40.00% |
| Social Value | — | quality | 10.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Award details
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
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Award date
07 May 2026
Contract start
21 Jun 2026
Contract end
21 Jun 2029
Awarded suppliers· 1 supplier
Awarded 07 May 2026 · Contract period 21 Jun 2026 — 21 Jun 2029
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Full notice and award history for this contracting authority is on the buyer profile.
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Cross-buyer view of this supplier's public-sector wins.
| Title | Type | Value | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEPO512 TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING - LOT 2 TELEPHONE AND VIDEO INTERPRETING Rank 1 | contract | £60k | 15 Jul 2026 |
| NEPO512 Translation and Interpreting Services - LOT 1 FACE TO FACE (NORTH EAST) Rank 1 | contract | £60k | 15 Jul 2026 |
| Language Services | contract | — | 05 Jun 2026 |
| Translation and Interpreting Services | contract | — | 30 Apr 2026 |
| CP2635-25 Translation & Interpretation Services | contract | £463k | 18 Feb 2026 |
| Translation and Interpreting Services Framework | contract | — | 30 Jan 2026 |
| Interpretation and Translation Services | call off | £2.1m | 11 Dec 2025 |
| Interpretation and Translation Services | contract | — | 11 Dec 2025 |
| Interpreting & Translation Services | contract | £148k | 05 Dec 2025 |
| Language Services - Interpreting Services Spoken 2025/28 | contract | £750k | 27 Nov 2025 |