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Provision of Translation Services

Glasgow City Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

07 Apr 2025 at 01:00

OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
TenderUpdate

19 Nov 2024 at 00:00

OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum
Tender

25 Oct 2024 at 01:00

OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Glasgow City Council has completed the procurement process for the provision of translation services, shifting from an in-house arrangement to an outsourced model. The awarded contract, titled "Provision of Translation Services," focuses on providing face-to-face, telephone, and video conference translation, as well as document translation, both from various non-English languages into English and vice versa, within Glasgow. This open procedure falls within the general public services category (CPV Code: 79530000), with key dates spanning from the initial tender publication on 25 October 2024 to the contract signing on 25 February 2025. The award was granted to Premium Linguistic Services, a Birmingham-based SME, with a contract value of £4,439,830, reflecting the procurement's completion stage.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in translation and interpretation services, particularly those experienced in handling large-scale contracts involving multiple languages. SMEs with robust resource management capabilities, especially those capable of managing TUPE implications including 70 sessional interpreters and 2 administrative staff, are well-suited for such undertakings. The council’s emphasis on quality service delivery and competitive pricing presents an attractive potential for business growth for firms in the linguistics sector, leveraging their expertise to meet the council's requirements while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Translation Services

Notice Description

The council is seeking to outsource for the first time the translation services provision which is currently being provided in-house. The council require a service provided to provide in person face to face translation from both non English language or dialect to English language and vice versa, within the council's properties or at other nominated locations as well as telephone, video conference services and document translation from both non English language or dialect to English language and vice versa. As this is an in-house service currently there will be a TUPE implication which will include 70 sessional interpreters, 2 Admin staff and sessional accessor.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The council is seeking to outsource for the first time the translation services provision which is currently being provided in-house. The council require a service provided to provide in person face to face translation from both non English language or dialect to English language and vice versa, within the council's properties or at other nominated locations as well as telephone, video conference services and document translation from both non English language or dialect to English language and vice versa. As this is an in-house service currently there will be a TUPE implication which will include 70 sessional interpreters, 2 Admin staff and sessional accessor.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: There will be an option to extend for 27 months which included a 3 month mobilisation/demobilisation period at the end of this contract.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000781510
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR527704
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award 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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£6,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£6,500,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£4,439,830 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Apr 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
25 Nov 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
25 Feb 20251 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Glasgow City Council
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G2 1DU
Postcode Area
Glasgow
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
TLM82 Glasgow City
Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow North East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Premium Linguistic Services

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT516979
    Provision of Translation Services - The council is seeking to outsource for the first time the translation services provision which is currently being provided in-house. The council require a service provided to provide in person face to face translation from both non English language or dialect to English language and vice versa, within the council's properties or at other nominated locations as well as telephone, video conference services and document translation from both non English language or dialect to English language and vice versa. As this is an in-house service currently there will be a TUPE implication which will include 70 sessional interpreters, 2 Admin staff and sessional accessor.
  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR527704
    Provision of Translation Services - The council is seeking to outsource for the first time the translation services provision which is currently being provided in-house. The council require a service provided to provide in person face to face translation from both non English language or dialect to English language and vice versa, within the council's properties or at other nominated locations as well as telephone, video conference services and document translation from both non English language or dialect to English language and vice versa. As this is an in-house service currently there will be a TUPE implication which will include 70 sessional interpreters, 2 Admin staff and sessional accessor.

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