CBC-1880-T-SK - Translation and Interpretation Services

Central Bedfordshire CouncilcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-05ef83Procurement Act 2023pending
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Estimated value

Awarded value

Awarded 07 May 2026

Suppliers

1

1 SME

Lots

1

1 awarded

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 2029
Possible extension to 31 Mar 2031

2 Years at expiry date subject to Council Requirements

CPV classifications
79530000
79540000
Contract locations
East of England, United Kingdom

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Quality - Methodologyquality50.00%
Pricecost40.00%
Social Valuequality10.00%

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Open procedure

Award details

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

Awarded value

Award date

07 May 2026

Contract start

21 Jun 2026

Contract end

21 Jun 2029