Award, Contract

Interpretation and Translation Services

CUMBERLAND COUNCIL

  • Contract Timeline

    Publication Date

    31st March 2025 15:29:37 PM

  • Contract Summary

    The council procured Interpretation and Translation Services. As part of its public sector equality duty under the Equality Act 2010, the council must remove or minimise disadvantages faced by people due to their protected characteristics. Thus, to support non-English-speaking customers, the Authority has a duty to make interpretation and translation services available to them. The Interpretation and Translation Service shall require the provider to fulfil translation or interpretation assignments for a wide range of languages on a spot purchase basis, at contractually agreed rates per hour/minute/word as appropriate. The service will be available across Cumberland council footprint and accessible to multiple service areas across the Council, including Children and Family Wellbeing, Adult Social Care and Housing, Public Health and Communities, Business Transformation and Change, Strategy, Policy and Performance and Resources. The initial period of the contract is 1 year. There is 1 optional extension of 12 months. Use of this optional extension is at the absolute discretion of the Council. The contract end date on this notice includes these extension periods. The estimated total value of the Contract Agreement for the 1 year initial term is £200,000 excluding VAT. The maximum value of the contract including use of the optional extension of 1 year is £400,000 excluding VAT.

  • Contract Details

    Open Contracting ID

    ocds-h6vhtk-04de5b

    Publication Source

    Find a Tender Service

    Procurement Stage

    Award, Contract

    Procurement Method

    Open

    Procurement Method Details

    Open Procedure

    Procurement Category

    Services

    Tender Suitability

    Framework / DPS

  • Contract Classification

    CPV Code(s)

    79540000

    CPV Division(s)

    79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

  • Awarding Authority

    CUMBERLAND COUNCIL

    Buyer Name

    Mr Sunday Oguntonade

    Buyer Email

    sunday.oguntonade@cumbria.gov.uk

    Buyer Phone

    +44 7795546733

    Buyer Address

    Cumbria House, 107 - 117 Botchergate

    Carlisle

    CA1 1RD

    United Kingdom

  • Awarded Supplier(s)

    Supplier Name(s)

    D A LANGUAGES LTD


Tender

Interpretation and Translation Services

CUMBERLAND COUNCIL

  • Contract Timeline

    Publication Date

    12th February 2025 18:27:18 PM

    Tender Deadline

    12th March 2025 10:00:00 AM   Expired

  • Contract Summary

    The council is procuring a contract for the provision of Interpretation and Translation Service for a term of up to 2 years. Please refer to the schedule 2 service specification of the tender documents for further details (available via The Chest - see below). The council proposes to enter into the Contract for an initial term of one year with the successful Tenderer (Service Provider). The initial term is 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026. There is 1 optional extension available of up to 12 months. Use of this optional extension is at the absolute discretion of the council. If the optional extensions is used, the Contract will end on 31st March 2027. The estimated total value of the Contract Agreement for the 1 year initial term is £200,000 excluding VAT. The maximum value of the contract plus the optional extension of 1 year is £400,000 excluding VAT. Details of expenditure and extension periods are indicative only. Any extension periods will be confirmed with the contract provider. There is no guaranteed spend. For further details, and to access the tender documents, including the service specification, please use the council's online procurement portal The Chest - https://www.the-chest.org.uk Registration on The Chest is free of charge. All bids must be received electronically via The Chest by the closing date stated in the Invitation to Tender (ITT). Any clarifications you have about the tender must be sent via messaging on the chest by the closing date stated in the ITT.

  • Contract Details

    Open Contracting ID

    ocds-h6vhtk-04de5b

    Publication Source

    Find a Tender Service

    Procurement Stage

    Tender

    Procurement Method

    Open

    Procurement Method Details

    Open Procedure

    Procurement Category

    Services

    Tender Suitability

    Framework / DPS

  • Contract Classification

    CPV Code(s)

    79530000

    CPV Division(s)

    79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

  • Awarding Authority

    CUMBERLAND COUNCIL

    Buyer Name

    Mr Sunday Oguntonade

    Buyer Email

    sunday.oguntonade@cumbria.gov.uk

    Buyer Phone

    +44 7795546733

    Buyer Address

    Cumbria House, 107 - 117 Botchergate

    Carlisle

    CA1 1RD

    United Kingdom