Notice Information
Notice Title
Language Services
Notice Description
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority intends to put in place a Pan Government Collaborative Agreement for the provision of Language Services to be utilised by Central Government Departments and all other UK Public Sector Bodies, including Local Authorities, Health, Police, Fire and Rescue, Education and Devolved Administrations. The lotting structure of this agreement will be determined as a result of the market engagement. Further information is included in the Additional Information section VI.3.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Crown Commercial Service, as the Contracting Authority, intends to put in place a commercial agreement to replace the existing provision for language services. Core services will include, but not limited to the following: Translation Services Transcription Services Spoken and non-spoken Interpreting Services (including Face to Face, video and telephone interpreting services) The framework will be available to UK public sector organisations to provide services throughout the UK and abroad. Services will be available 365 days a year and 24 hours a day.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03c5be
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012557-2023
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
64 - Postal and telecommunications services
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
48740000 - Foreign language translation software package
64211000 - Public-telephone services
72212740 - Foreign language translation software development services
72225000 - System quality assurance assessment and review services
75200000 - Provision of services to the community
79530000 - Translation services
79540000 - Interpretation services
79821100 - Proofreading services
79822300 - Typesetting services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £150,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 May 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 9 Jul 2024Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE MINISTER FOR THE CABINET OFFICE ACTING THROUGH CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 3450103503
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LIVERPOOL
- Postcode
- L3 9PP
- Post Town
- Liverpool
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD7 Merseyside
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD72 Liverpool
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Liverpool
- Electoral Ward
- City Centre North
- Westminster Constituency
- Liverpool Riverside
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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