Notice Information
Notice Title
Language Services
Notice Description
Crown Commercial Service, as the Authority, intends to put in place an agreement for the provision of Language Services for use by Central Government and UK public sector bodies. Further information is included in the Additional Information section VI.3.
Lot Information
National Managed Service Provision
The provision of a Managed Service throughout the United Kingdom. The scope of this Lot will enable Contracting Authorities to select one or more services within the remit of the Lot to be delivered by a single Supplier on a national scale. The Services will include: * Translation Services * Transcription Service * Telephone Interpretation Services * Video Interpretation Services (Spoken and Visual) * Face to Face Interpretation (Spoken and Visual)
Translation & Ancillary ServicesThe provision of Written Translation and Ancillary Services throughout the United Kingdom. The scope of this Lot will enable Contracting Authorities to select one or more services within the remit of this Lot to be delivered by a single supplier on a national scale. The Services required will include the Translation of variety of different document types, including but not limited to: - Advisory / guidance and instruction documents; - Correspondence and information leaflets; - Technical, scientific, legal, medical, financial or any other specialist category; This lot will require the following, but not limited to, types of translation services: - Verbatim translations (word for word); - Artwork, design, illustration and typesetting; - Proofreading; - Multimedia and e-learning; - Campaign collateral; - Website localisation; - Software localisation. The Supplier will be required to deliver the above using human and/or technological solutions.
Transcription ServicesThe provision of Transcription Services throughout the United Kingdom. The scope of this Lot will enable Contracting Authorities to select one or more services within the remit of this Lot to be delivered by a single supplier on a national scale. The Services required will include the Transcription of audio and video content of varying content, including but not limited to: - Verbatim Transcription (word for word); - Edited Transcription - Intelligent Transcription - Hansard Transcriptions - Proofreading/Post Editing; The Supplier will be required to deliver the above using human and/or technological solutions.
Visual Interpreting ServicesThe provision of Visual Interpreting Services throughout the United Kingdom. The scope of this Lot will enable Contracting Authorities to select one or more services within the remit of this Lot to be delivered by a single Supplier on a regional basis. The Services required will include: * Face to Face Interpretation * Video Interpreting * Translation Services for the Deaf/Deafblind * Transcription Services for the Deaf/Deafblind These services are designed to support the communication between Deaf and Deaf/blind people and others requiring support to access English.
Regional Managed ServicesThe provision of Face to Face Interpreting Services throughout the United Kingdom and Overseas. The scope of this Lot will enable Contracting Authorities to procure face to face interpreting services to be deployed overseas.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-047c20
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021002-2024
- 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
32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
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
32232000 - Video-conferencing equipment
32353000 - Sound recordings
48521000 - Music or sound editing software package
48740000 - Foreign language translation software package
64211000 - Public-telephone services
72212740 - Foreign language translation software development services
75230000 - Justice services
79510000 - Telephone-answering services
79530000 - Translation services
79540000 - Interpretation services
79551000 - Typing services
79552000 - Word-processing services
79821100 - Proofreading services
79822300 - Typesetting services
79822500 - Graphic design services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £250,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Jul 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 20 Aug 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 3454102222
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
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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