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Contracts for Language Services

Ministry of Justice

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Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Justice has issued a tender titled "Contracts for Language Services", aimed at obtaining language services including interpreting, translation, non-spoken language services, and quality assurance across the justice sector in England, Wales, and select areas of Scotland. The procurement method used for this contract was an open procedure, with a total contract value of £232,400,000. The initial contract period begins on 18 August 2016 and concludes on 30 October 2020, with options for extensions. The tender has been awarded to one supplier per lot, registering an official status of complete.

This opportunity allows businesses specialising in language services, particularly those offering interpretation and translation, to engage with the public sector, expanding their market reach. Companies that are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) or voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) could particularly benefit, as the contract allows for participation from these sectors. With the expanding needs of the justice sector for comprehensive language solutions, this contract provides a significant avenue for growth for relevant businesses.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Contracts for Language Services

Notice Description

The services have been procured in 4 Lots. The services are face to face, telephone and video interpreting services for spoken languages (Lot 1), translation and transcription services (Lot 2), non-spoken language services (Lot 3) and quality assurance of language services (Lot 4). The services are required across the justice sector, including for all Courts and tribunals in England and Wales and some tribunals in Scotland, as well as for other justice sector bodies. The services are available to the Ministry of Justice, executive agencies and its arm's length bodies, other public sector bodies and non-public sector bodies who provide services to the justice sector. The bodies within the scope of this contract are: - the Ministry of Justice - all executive agencies of the Ministry of Justice, whether or not in existence at the date of this notice, including but not limited to the National Offender Management Service, Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service, the Legal Aid Agency, the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority and the Office of the Public Guardian - all non-departmental public bodies of the Ministry of Justice, whether or not in existence at the date of this notice, including but not limited to the Youth Justice Board, the Parole Board, the Judicial Appointments Commission, the Sentencing Council and Independent Monitoring Boards - all Police and Crime Commissioners and their forces - all law enforcement agencies and forces - other public sector bodies as set out in Annex A - non-public bodies operating in the justice sector One supplier has been appointed for each Lot and awarded a contract which has been entered into with the Secretary of State for Justice. The contracts will provide for the Secretary of State for Justice to act as commissioner of services for the bodies listed above. The initial term of the contracts is 4 years with options to extend for two further periods of up to 1 year each and a further exceptional extension option for up to 1 further year which can be exercised irrespective of whether the other extension options have been exercised.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-30fea161-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/975cb99e-fec6-430f-8f31-fd532a907137
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

72225000 - System quality assurance assessment and review services

79530000 - Translation services

79540000 - Interpretation services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£232,400,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£232,400,000 £100M-£1B
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Sep 20196 years ago
Submission Deadline
7 Mar 2016Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
25 May 201610 years ago
Contract Period
31 Oct 2016 - 30 Oct 2020 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Ministry of Justice
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1H 9AJ
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales, TLM Scotland
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
5
Supplier Names

thebigword Group Ltd

Clarion Interpreting Limited

London Borough of Newham

Clarion UK Ltd

The Language Shop Limited

Further Information

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