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title: "Language Interpretation, Translation and Transcription Services"
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# Language Interpretation, Translation and Transcription Services

Buyer: Milton Keynes Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e948a770-f02c-4d21-b43d-d3aecab79fc2

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## Summary

Milton Keynes Council procured language interpretation, translation and transcription services for residents whose first language is not English and for people requiring British Sign Language support. The services support access to essential statutory provision, including adult social care, children’s services, housing, homelessness prevention and safeguarding. The requirement covers translation services and interpretation services, including spoken-language and BSL support. Delivery is associated with Milton Keynes Council and its resident-facing services. The procurement is categorised as services and is relevant to language service providers able to coordinate interpreters, translators and transcription specialists for public-sector and safeguarding-related settings.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 16 July 2026 to AA Global Language Services Ltd. Milton Keynes Council used a selective procedure as a call-off from a framework agreement. The contract value is £65,000. The contract period runs from 22 July 2026 to 21 July 2027. The tender submission deadline was 16 July 2026 at 5pm. The requirement was suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The award is active, with AA Global Language Services Ltd named as the supplier. The arrangement continues the council’s language service provision previously delivered under ESPO Framework 402-20.

For a supplier that did not win this award, the procurement demonstrates established demand from Milton Keynes Council for coordinated language access across social care, children’s services, housing, homelessness prevention and safeguarding. A credible competitor would need dependable access to qualified spoken-language interpreters, British Sign Language practitioners, translators and transcription capacity, together with systems for handling varied languages, sensitive personal information and urgent statutory-service requests. Experience of public-sector delivery, safeguarding environments and resident-facing services would strengthen a future offering. The award also shows that a small or medium-sized enterprise can compete for this council’s requirement through a framework call-off, making framework participation and proven operational coordination commercially relevant.

## Notice

Since 2021, Milton Keynes City Council (MKCC) has delivered and managed language service through AA Global Language Services Ltd under the ESPO Framework 402-20. This provision enables residents whose first language is not English, as well as those requiring British Sign Language (BSL) support, to access essential statutory services. These include adult social care, children's services, housing, homelessness prevention, and safeguarding.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8c6d3a8c-698d-4d32-be48-bde25513bfcd |
| 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 |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 16 Jul 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 22 Jul 2026 - 21 Jul 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £65,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £65,000 |
| 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 | Milton Keynes Council |
| Locality | MILTON KEYNES |
| Postcode area | Milton Keynes |
| Postcode | MK9 3EJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ12 Milton Keynes |
| Local authority | Milton Keynes |
| Electoral ward | Central Milton Keynes |
| Westminster constituency | Milton Keynes Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | AA Global Language Services Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79530000 - Translation services
- 79540000 - Interpretation services

## Release History

- 7 Aug 2026 at 12:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8c6d3a8c-698d-4d32-be48-bde25513bfcd

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8c6d3a8c-698d-4d32-be48-bde25513bfcd
  7th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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