Notice Information
Notice Title
Language Services - Lot 4
Notice Description
The provision of Quality and Assurance of all Language Services contracts. This provision enables assurance in process and quality for the other Language Services Lots.
Lot Information
Primary Spoken Interpreting
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has entered into contracts for the delivery of Language Services. The contracts are split into 4 Lots, the scope of services includes face to face, telephone and video interpreting services for spoken languages, BSL, visual and tactile communication and quality and assurance of all language services. Additional information: Additional Quality Criteria; Information Security - 3.75% Social Value - 10%
Renewal: Initial period of four years with extension options of one plus one plus one (4+1+1+1)
Quality and AssuranceThe Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has entered into contracts for the delivery of Language Services. The contracts are split into 4 Lots, the scope of services includes face to face, telephone and video interpreting services for spoken languages, BSL, visual and tactile communication and quality and assurance of all language services. Additional information: Additional Quality Criteria; Fraud, corruption, and bribery - 3.75% Information Security - 3.75% Social Value - 10%
Renewal: An initial period of four years with extension options of one plus one plus one (4+1+1+1).
Secondary Spoken InterpretingThe Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has entered into contracts for the delivery of Language Services. The contracts are split into 4 Lots, the scope of services includes face to face, telephone and video interpreting services for spoken languages, BSL, visual and tactile communication and quality and assurance of all language services. Additional information: Additional Quality Criteria; Information Security - 3.75% Social Value - 10%
Renewal: An initial period of two years with extension options of up to five further years in one or more extensions (2+1+1+1+1+1).
Visual and Tactile CommunicationsThe Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has entered into contracts for the delivery of Language Services. The contracts are split into 4 Lots, the scope of services includes face to face, telephone and video interpreting services for spoken languages, BSL, visual and tactile communication and quality and assurance of all language services. Additional information: Additional Quality Criteria; Information Security - 3.75% Social Value - 10%
Renewal: An initial period of four years with extension options of one plus one plus one (4+1+1+1).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04a54f
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005963-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- 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
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
79540000 - Interpretation services
80000000 - Education and training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £269,748,051 £100M-£1B
- Lots Value
- £269,748,051 £100M-£1B
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £250,400,000 £100M-£1B
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 28 Nov 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 17 Dec 20252 months 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
- MINISTRY OF JUSTICE
- Contact Name
- Elise Ballantyne
- Contact Email
- elise.ballantyne@justice.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 02033343555
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1H 9AJ
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
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