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Interpretation and Translation Services

HARROW COUNCIL

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11 Mar 2024 at 15:16

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Summary of the contracting process

The Harrow Council has awarded a contract for "Interpretation and Translation Services". The procurement process was initiated as a tender and has now been awarded with a total value of £1,500,000. The contract period will be from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2027 with a possible extension until 31st March 2029. The service includes face-to-face, telephone, and video interpretation along with translation and transcription services. The buying organisation is the Harrow Council, located in London Borough of Harrow, England, and the procurement falls under the services category.

This contract for interpretation and translation services, awarded to Word360 Limited and Language Empire Limited, presents business growth opportunities for smaller and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) well-versed in providing such linguistic services. SMEs in the language services industry would find this tender suitable for expanding their business portfolio. The contract period of up to 5 years allows for stable revenue streams, and businesses with expertise in various language services are well-suited to compete for fulfilling the council's translation needs in the region.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Interpretation and Translation Services

Notice Description

A Call-Off Contracts by way of a mini competition for the provision of a fully managed Interpretation and Translation Service to facilitate the needs of our residents and Council employees from Lot 6 of the NHS Shared Business Service Framework; Interpretation & Translation Services (ITS) Reference: SBS/21/NL/ZWV/10127. The service will include Face-to-face, Telephone and Video Interpretation for both speaking and non-speaking languages, as well as Translation and Transcription services. Period of contract: 3 years from 01/04/2024 to 31/03/2027 with an option to extend for 2 years up to 31/03/2029.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-b4c993c4-24e6-4378-8dac-dacd36fe1746
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/66564721-094e-4bdc-89d2-17cf1e43b808
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other -
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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£1,500,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Mar 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
27 Oct 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
9 Feb 20242 years ago
Contract Period
31 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2027 2-3 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
HARROW COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HARROW
Postcode
HA3 8FL
Post Town
Harrow
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI7 Outer London - West and North West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI74 Harrow and Hillingdon
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Harrow
Electoral Ward
Kenton West
Westminster Constituency
Harrow East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

LANGUAGE EMPIRE

WORD360

Further Information

Notice Documents

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