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title: "Language Services"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE"
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# Language Services

Buyer: CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0e39db7f-683d-4c0d-803d-77babc026d62

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## Summary

The Crown Commercial Service is planning a procurement process for the provision of Language Services to be used by Central Government and UK public sector bodies. The tender, titled "Language Services," falls under the industry category of Video-conferencing equipment and has a total value of £250 million. The procurement method is an open procedure, and the contract period is set to start from 18th March 2025 to 17th March 2028. The buying organisation, Crown Commercial Service, located in Liverpool, England, has identified the suitability of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations for this opportunity.

This tender for Language Services presents lucrative business growth opportunities for SMEs and VCSEs involved in translation, interpretation, and related services. Businesses well-suited to compete in this procurement process include those providing language translation software, interpretation services, proofreading, typesetting, graphic design, and other language-related solutions. The future notice date for this opportunity is 21st August 2024, aiming to attract a diverse range of suppliers to meet the language service needs of government entities over the contract period.

## Notice

Crown Commercial Service, as the Authority, intends to put in place an agreement for the provision of Language Services for use by Central Government and UK public sector bodies. Further information is included in the Additional Information section VI.3.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2007486a-e397-420e-b059-98fb3af3449d |
| Notice type | Planned Procurement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Jul 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 21 Aug 2024 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 18 Mar 2025 - 17 Mar 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £250,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE |
| Locality | LIVERPOOL |
| Post town | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L3 9PP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD72 Liverpool |
| Local authority | Liverpool |
| Electoral ward | City Centre North |
| Westminster constituency | Liverpool Riverside |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 64 - Postal and telecommunications services
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 32232000 - Video-conferencing equipment
- 32353000 - Sound recordings
- 48521000 - Music or sound editing software package
- 48740000 - Foreign language translation software package
- 64211000 - Public-telephone services
- 72212740 - Foreign language translation software development services
- 75230000 - Justice services
- 79510000 - Telephone-answering services
- 79530000 - Translation services
- 79540000 - Interpretation services
- 79551000 - Typing services
- 79552000 - Word-processing services
- 79821100 - Proofreading services
- 79822300 - Typesetting services
- 79822500 - Graphic design services

## Release History

- 10 Jul 2024 at 08:57 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2007486a-e397-420e-b059-98fb3af3449d

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2007486a-e397-420e-b059-98fb3af3449d
  10th July 2024 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/CCS

## Provenance

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