Award

Interpretation and Translation Services

CUMBERLAND COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

31 Mar 2025 at 15:29

Tender

12 Feb 2025 at 18:27

Summary of the contracting process

Cumberland Council has recently awarded a contract for the provision of Interpretation and Translation Services, which falls under CPV classification code 79540000 (Interpretation Services). This procurement was initiated using the open procedure in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The contract began on 1 April 2025 and includes an initial period of one year, with a possible extension of an additional year, at the council's discretion. The total estimated value of the contract is £400,000 excluding VAT, covering services across various council departments located within the Cumberland council footprint, including Children's Services, Adult Social Care, and Housing. This procurement aligns with the council’s commitment under the Equality Act 2010 to support non-English-speaking residents.

This contract presents substantial growth opportunities for businesses in the interpretation and translation services sector, particularly those capable of handling diverse language needs on a spot purchase basis at agreed hourly, per minute, or per word rates. Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) like D A Languages Ltd, the successful bidder for this contract, are well-suited to compete due to their flexibility and specialised capabilities. Companies aiming to expand their service offerings within the public sector and improve their portfolio should consider such tender opportunities to leverage their language expertise and quality services.

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Notice Title

Interpretation and Translation Services

Notice Description

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 PS200,000 excluding VAT. The maximum value of the contract including use of the optional extension of 1 year is PS400,000 excluding VAT.

Lot Information

Lot 1

All award criteria are stated in the procurement documents only. The Council is conducted the procurement using the open procedure in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for the purpose of procuring the services described in the specification which can be found within the ITT documents.

Renewal: 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 from the 1st of April 2025 to 31st of March 2026. There is 1 optional extension of up to 12 months. Use of this optional extension is at the absolute discretion of the Council. If the optional extension of 12 months is used, the contract will end on 31st March 2027.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04de5b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012090-2025
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
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

79530000 - Translation services

79540000 - Interpretation services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£400,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£400,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Mar 202510 months ago
Submission Deadline
12 Mar 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Mar 202510 months ago
Contract Period
31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CUMBERLAND COUNCIL
Contact Name
Mr Sunday Oguntonade
Contact Email
sunday.oguntonade@cumbria.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 7795546733

Buyer Location

Locality
CARLISLE
Postcode
CA1 1RD
Post Town
Carlisle
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD1 Cumbria
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD13 Cumberland
Delivery Location
TLD1 Cumbria

Local Authority
Cumberland
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Carlisle

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

D A LANGUAGES

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