Notice Information
Notice Title
Y23031 - Language Services
Notice Description
The Framework Agreement will enable Customers to facilitate communication between individuals, or groups of people, who either do not speak the same language, or have a degree of hearing loss, and also for Customers who wish to translate written material from one language to another or transcribe written material into an alternative format, Services may include, but are not limitedto: *Audio transcription *Braille transcription *Business translation *Conference interpretation *Document translation *Face to face interpretation (spoken and non-spoken, including BSL) *Legal translation *Medical interpretation *Medical translation *Telephone interpretation *Video interpretation (spoken and non-spoken) *Website translation
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Framework Agreement will enable Customers to facilitate communication between individuals, or groups of people, who either do not speak the same language, or have a degree of hearing loss, and also for Customers who wish to translate written material from one language to another or transcribe written material into an alternative format, Services may include, but are not limited to: *Audio transcription *Braille transcription *Business translation *Conference interpretation *Document translation *Face to face interpretation (spoken and non-spoken, including BSL) *Legal translation *Medical interpretation *Medical translation *Telephone interpretation *Video interpretation (spoken and non-spoken) *Website translation
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03ef3c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008842-2024
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large, 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
- £20,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £20,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Mar 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 9 Oct 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 12 Mar 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- KENT COUNTY COUNCIL (T/A PROCUREMENT SERVICES)
- Contact Name
- Tamara Stevens
- Contact Email
- csgprocurement@csltd.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 8081685808
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WEST MALLING
- Postcode
- ME19 4YT
- Post Town
- Rochester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ4 Kent
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ46 West Kent
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Electoral Ward
- Kings Hill
- Westminster Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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