Estimate 1
Not stated
VAT basis unknown. No amounts are added together or allocated to individual suppliers. This is not a payment.
Procurement Act 2023 notice
Interpretation and Translation Services
- Latest stage
- contract
- Latest notice
- 24 Sept 2025
- Stated contract period
- Not stated to Not stated
- Award period
- 13 Oct 2025 to 12 Oct 2028
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050668
- Procurement method
- open
Payments Transparency Register ↗. Search the register for OCID ocds-h6vhtk-050668. The Payments Transparency Register publishes payments under public contracts commenced after 31 March 2026 that fall under Section 70 of the Procurement Act 2023. Contracting authorities must publish information about any payment of more than £30,000, including VAT. Values on the register exclude VAT. This site does not republish those payments.
Held original notices: Contracts Finder to 9 November 2026. Find a Tender originals run from 24 February 2025 through 10 November 2026 exclusive, including the L1 gap package from 17 August 2026, with supplementary packages for part of 16 to 23 August 2026. The official notice may have changed. Check Find a Tender search if it cannot be opened.
Which stages have a stated date?
3 of the six stages have a date on the held notices. A gap means no held notice states that date; it does not mean the stage did not happen.
- Planning noticeNo planning notice is held.
- Tender noticePublication date of the first held tender notice.
- Tender deadline
- Award dateThe first of 2 stated award dates.
- Contract startNot stated on the held notice.
- Contract endNot stated on the held notice.
Source: held original Find a Tender notices 016550-2025, 044841-2025, 059270-2025, read offline: stage notices, tender period, awards and the stated contract period.
What the held notices state
- Tender deadline
- 23 May 2025
- Process status
- Complete
- Regime
- Procurement Act 2023, stated as UKPGA 2023/54
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Stated reason for the method
- Not stated on the held notice
- Number of bids
- Lot 1: 6; Lot 2: 4
- Above the procurement threshold
- Yes
- Framework agreement
- Not stated on the held notice
- Marked suitable for small firms
- Not stated on the held notice
Awards
Award 1 of 4. Status: Pending. Award date: 30 Jul 2025. Lot 1.
- D A LANGUAGES LIMITED: Small or medium enterprise
Award 2 of 4. Status: Pending. Award date: 30 Jul 2025. Lot 2.
- SIGN SOLUTIONS (SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETING AGENCY) LTD: Small or medium enterprise
Award 3 of 4. Status: Pending. Award date: 24 Sept 2025. Lot 1.
- D A LANGUAGES LIMITED: Small or medium enterprise
Award 4 of 4. Status: Pending. Award date: 24 Sept 2025. Lot 2.
- Sign Solutions (Sign Language Interpreting Agency) Ltd: Small or medium enterprise
Lots
| Lot | Title | Status | Contract period | Latest possible end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 | Not stated on the held notice | Complete | Not stated on the held notice | Not stated on the held notice |
| Lot 2 | Not stated on the held notice | Complete | Not stated on the held notice | Not stated on the held notice |
Options and renewal
- Award 1 of 4, options: Yes
The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.
- Award 1 of 4, renewal: Yes
The Authority has the option to extend this agreement beyond the Initial Term by a further period up to a maximum of 12 months in addition to the Initial Term.
- Award 2 of 4, options: Yes
The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.
- Award 2 of 4, renewal: Yes
The Authority has the option to extend this agreement beyond the Initial Term by a further period up to a maximum of 12 months in addition to the Initial Term.
- Award 3 of 4, options: Yes
The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.
- Award 3 of 4, renewal: Yes
The Authority has the option to extend this agreement beyond the Initial Term by a further period up to a maximum of 12 months in addition to the Initial Term.
- Award 4 of 4, options: Yes
The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.
- Award 4 of 4, renewal: Yes
The Authority has the option to extend this agreement beyond the Initial Term by a further period up to a maximum of 12 months in addition to the Initial Term.
Source: held original Find a Tender notices 016550-2025, 044841-2025, 059270-2025, read offline. Each field shows what the latest held notice stating it says. Not stated means no held notice for this process states it. A size is shown only where the notice states it for that supplier.
Contract period
No contract period with a start and a later end is stated. Option and renewal wording is shown above where a held notice states it.
Notice description
IMPORTANT: This Contract Award Notice is a replacement for the Contract Notice that was published on the 31st July 2025 [at withheld] 3:27pm Publication Reference 2025/S [contact withheld] This is under the same Procurement Identifier (OCID): ocds h6vhtk 050668 Contract 3 stated in this notice replaces Contract 1 from the original notice and Contract 2 replaces Contract 4 from the original notice. PROCUREMENT DESCRIPTION: The contract is to provide language services including spoken and non spoken Interpretation and Translation services to the Authority. The contract will be tendered in two (2) Lots; Lot 1 Face to Face interpreting for Social Service requirements, interviews, meetings, consultation, for spoken languages, telephone interpretation and document translation services. Video interpretation will only be accepted as a substitute in instances when Face to Face fulfilment cannot be fulfilled; this must be agreed in advance with a relevant representative from the Authority. Of the language services provided in the financial year 2024 25, Polish, Urdu, Arabic and Bengali have been the most requested. However, the Authority provided services to 68 different languages during this period, including reasonably high numbers for Punjabi, Romanian and Kurdish / Kurdish Sorani. Lot 2 Face to Face interpreting for Social Service requirements, interviews, meetings, consultation, for non spoken communication including British Sign Language, lipspeaking and Palantypist. Video interpretation will only be accepted as a substitute in instances where Face to Face fulfilment cannot be fulfilled; this must be agreed in advance with a relevant representative from the Authority. The Authority provides a wide range of services across the county; therefore, the interpretation and translation requirements will cover a wide range of services. Currently, the service is predominately provided for Social Care; however, it is expected that any service within the Authority should be able to access the agreement as and when required.
Contact removal rule: contacts/1.
Separate stated values
Award amount 2
£1,040,000
VAT basis unknown. No amounts are added together or allocated to individual suppliers. This is not a payment.
Award amount 3
£116,000
VAT basis unknown. No amounts are added together or allocated to individual suppliers. This is not a payment.
No ceiling or maximum amount is in this export. The official notice is the place to read one.
Held stage events
- : tender
- : award
- : contract
- : award
- : contract
Dates are the publication dates of the held stage notices. This is not a complete release history. The tender deadline is shown above where a held notice states it.
Suppliers
- D A LANGUAGES LIMITED
GB-COH: 06207784 - SIGN SOLUTIONS (SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETING AGENCY) LTD
GB-COH: 04802772 - Sign Solutions (Sign Language Interpreting Agency) Ltd
GB-COH: 04802772
These names are joint. No share is stated.
This list gathers every supplier named on any held award. Each award and its suppliers are shown above. Names without an organisation identity remain withheld pending review.
Sources
fts_raw_2025-04-01_2025-05-01.json.gz
- Publisher
- Find a Tender
- SHA256
- e9fd1bb0839fe26819b012532ca9e563695d91a5a6c52b2c328aa48d25fb7b9f
- Licence
- Not recorded in held file
- Retrieved
- Original retrieval time not recorded
fts_raw_2025-07-01_2025-08-01.json.gz
- Publisher
- Find a Tender
- SHA256
- 6356683128e56ecc9f837042a4e36bfbfb629039cdd75280c51257749d05f4a2
- Licence
- Not recorded in held file
- Retrieved
- Original retrieval time not recorded
fts_raw_2025-09-01_2025-10-01.json.gz
- Publisher
- Find a Tender
- SHA256
- 3ef7a68f6a9aa7365dc8ba561ec053d4c8d1e9368c235201308b68a8abfc135a
- Licence
- Not recorded in held file
- Retrieved
- Original retrieval time not recorded
Official notice 059270-2025
- Publisher
- Find a Tender
- SHA256
- 74e0c16ec18f758c4a0da3cd1740c3ebf262f17b6f6db0040c80a76e113db73b
- Licence
- See held source file
- Retrieved
- Original retrieval time not recorded
What this export cannot show
Award values are not linked to a named supplier, and no ceiling or maximum amount is shown. Those facts stay on the official notice when the notice publishes them. A tender deadline, award dates, supplier sizes, lots, and option or renewal wording appear on contract pages only where a held notice states them. A held process counts as last at tender or planning only when that is the latest stage among the held releases. Where more than one supplier is named, the names are joint and no share is stated.