Notice Information
Notice Title
The Provision of Interpreting, Translation and Transcription Services
Notice Description
Scottish Ministers acting through Social Security Scotland have a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Interpreting, Translation and Transcription Services. The Supplier will provide a comprehensive Interpreting, Translation and Transcription Service must provide comprehensive face to face, video and telephone spoken language interpreting services, and document translation and transcription services to fulfil the current and evolving needs of Social Security Scotland.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Social Security Scotland has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Interpreting, Translation and Transcription Services. The Supplier will provide a comprehensive Interpreting, Translation and Transcription Service must provide comprehensive face to face, video and telephone spoken language interpreting services, and document translation and transcription services to fulfil the current and evolving needs of Social Security Scotland.
Options: There is an option to extend this contract for one period of 12 months
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000816320
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV543958
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website 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
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- CPV Codes
79530000 - Translation services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £2,050,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Nov 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 10 Nov 20255 months 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
- SOCIAL SECURITY SCOTLAND
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- DUNDEE
- Postcode
- DD1 4BF
- Post Town
- Dundee
- Country
- Scotland
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM0 Eastern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM03 Angus and Dundee City
- Delivery Location
- TLM Scotland
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- Local Authority
- Dundee City
- Electoral Ward
- Maryfield
- Westminster Constituency
- Dundee Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV543958
The Provision of Interpreting, Translation and Transcription Services - Scottish Ministers acting through Social Security Scotland have a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Interpreting, Translation and Transcription Services. The Supplier will provide a comprehensive Interpreting, Translation and Transcription Service must provide comprehensive face to face, video and telephone spoken language interpreting services, and document translation and transcription services to fulfil the current and evolving needs of Social Security Scotland.
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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