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title: "Interpretation and Translation Services"
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# Interpretation and Translation Services

Buyer: HARROW COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b4c993c4-24e6-4378-8dac-dacd36fe1746

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## Summary

The Harrow Council has awarded a contract for "Interpretation and Translation Services". The procurement process was initiated as a tender and has now been awarded with a total value of £1,500,000. The contract period will be from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2027 with a possible extension until 31st March 2029. The service includes face-to-face, telephone, and video interpretation along with translation and transcription services. The buying organisation is the Harrow Council, located in London Borough of Harrow, England, and the procurement falls under the services category.

This contract for interpretation and translation services, awarded to Word360 Limited and Language Empire Limited, presents business growth opportunities for smaller and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) well-versed in providing such linguistic services. SMEs in the language services industry would find this tender suitable for expanding their business portfolio. The contract period of up to 5 years allows for stable revenue streams, and businesses with expertise in various language services are well-suited to compete for fulfilling the council's translation needs in the region.

## Notice

A Call-Off Contracts by way of a mini competition for the provision of a fully managed Interpretation and Translation Service to facilitate the needs of our residents and Council employees from Lot 6 of the NHS Shared Business Service Framework; Interpretation & Translation Services (ITS) Reference: SBS/21/NL/ZWV/10127. The service will include Face-to-face, Telephone and Video Interpretation for both speaking and non-speaking languages, as well as Translation and Transcription services. Period of contract: 3 years from 01/04/2024 to 31/03/2027 with an option to extend for 2 years up to 31/03/2029.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/66564721-094e-4bdc-89d2-17cf1e43b808 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 27 Oct 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Feb 2024 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,500,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,500,000 |
| 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 | HARROW COUNCIL |
| Locality | HARROW |
| Post town | Harrow |
| Postcode | HA3 8FL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI7 Outer London - West and North West |
| ITL 3 | TLI74 Harrow and Hillingdon |
| Local authority | Harrow |
| Electoral ward | Kenton West |
| Westminster constituency | Harrow East |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | LANGUAGE EMPIRE; WORD360 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79530000 - Translation services

## Release History

- 11 Mar 2024 at 15:16 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/66564721-094e-4bdc-89d2-17cf1e43b808

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/66564721-094e-4bdc-89d2-17cf1e43b808
  11th March 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.harrow.gov.uk

## Provenance

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