Notice Information
Notice Title
Language Services 2024
Notice Description
DVSA has several business units who have an ongoing requirement for a range of different language services. These include: * Face-to-Face Interpreting Services: * Telephone Interpreting Services: * Written Translation Services: * Transcription Services: * Ancillary Services: * Non-Spoken Language Services: * Non-Spoken Face-to-Face Services: * BSL and Braille Translation Services:
Lot Information
Lot 2
DVSA has several business units who have an ongoing requirement for a range of different language services over an initial three year period. These include: * Face-to-Face Interpreting Services: * Telephone Interpreting Services: * Written Translation Services: * Transcription Services: * Ancillary Services: * Non-Spoken Language Services: * Non-Spoken Face-to-Face Services: * BSL and Braille Translation Services:
Options: The initial contract period will be three (3) years from the commencement date with an option to extend for a further one (1) year. The estimated value in II.2.6 is the estimate for the initial contract period plus the option.
Procurement Information
This is a Call-off from a Framework
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0542f3
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029976-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- 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
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £953,968 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Jun 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 6 May 20259 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
- DRIVER AND VEHICLE STANDARDS AGENCY
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- commercialenquiries@dvsa.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRISTOL
- Postcode
- N/A
- Post Town
- Not specified
- Country
- Not specified
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- Not specified
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- Not specified
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- Not specified
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Not specified
- Electoral Ward
- Not specified
- Westminster Constituency
- Not specified
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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