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title: "Language Services"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL"
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# Language Services

Buyer: ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6155a858-d3b2-441f-a6f1-b89da253bbca

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## Summary

The Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council has recently awarded a contract for Language Services with an estimated value of £590,000. The procurement process involved selective procurement through calling off from a framework agreement. The contract covers both verbal and non-verbal interpretation, translation, and transcription services for an initial 3-year period, with an option to extend for a further year. The contract was awarded to DA Languages Ltd, with the contract period running from December 1, 2023, to November 30, 2026. The procurement stage has reached the award stage as of August 23, 2023. The services will be delivered in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of the United Kingdom.

This procurement opportunity for Language Services can benefit businesses specializing in translation services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are particularly well-suited to compete for this tender. The buying organisation, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, sought to ensure high-quality language services to support their operations. Businesses interested in providing interpretation, translation, and transcription services should consider this opportunity to grow their service offerings and establish long-term partnerships in the language services industry.

## Notice

Both verbal and non-verbal interpretation, translation, and transcription services. The content of such services will be in a format from English into a wide range of languages and from those languages into English, or other languages as requested by the customer. The contract is for an initial 3 year period with an option to extend by a further 1 year.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fdbb7bc5-e64f-4091-a1d8-761cf4810309 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Jun 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Aug 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Aug 2023 |
| Contract period | 1 Dec 2023 - 30 Nov 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £590,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £590,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | ROTHERHAM |
| Post town | Sheffield |
| Postcode | S60 1AE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE34 Rotherham |
| Local authority | Rotherham |
| Electoral ward | Boston Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Rotherham |
| Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DA LANGUAGES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79530000 - Translation services

## Release History

- 8 Jun 2024 at 15:29 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fdbb7bc5-e64f-4091-a1d8-761cf4810309

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fdbb7bc5-e64f-4091-a1d8-761cf4810309
  8th June 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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