Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Language Services
Notice Description
A fully managed service for all IPO's language needs including translation, Interpretation (both spoken and British Sign Language) & transcriptions (including stenography and real time transcription)
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-4c4fc93e-e1de-4eec-840e-fe1019f66861
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5ea481fa-016e-4d6e-a5f3-3ed9322a4863
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79530000 - Translation services
79540000 - Interpretation services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £387,400 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £387,400 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 28 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 5 Jan 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 5 Jan 2026 - 4 Jan 2028 1-2 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
- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE
- Contact Name
- IPO Commercial
- Contact Email
- people-commercial@ipo.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- 03003002000
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NEWPORT
- Postcode
- NP10 8QQ
- Post Town
- Newport
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL5 South East Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL54 Monmouthshire and Newport
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Newport
- Electoral Ward
- Tredegar Park and Marshfield
- Westminster Constituency
- Newport West and Islwyn
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5ea481fa-016e-4d6e-a5f3-3ed9322a4863
21st January 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/804dadef-b1b7-4d4a-a936-238ceff73601
C4012 RM6302-Framework-Schedule_Order-Form_&_Schedules (REDACTED)
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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