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title: "Language Services - Translation and Transcription"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02afd6"
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# Language Services - Translation and Transcription

Buyer: MINISTRY OF JUSTICE.  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02afd6

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## Summary

The Ministry of Justice is currently engaged in a public procurement process for language services, specifically translation and transcription services, under the active tender titled "Language Services - Translation and Transcription." This reflects recent updates including a corrigendum notice that adjusts the total contract value to £18,160,000. The procurement method is an open procedure, and it involves providing services across England, Wales, and Scotland, with relevance to various government bodies. Key dates include the contract award on 27 April 2021 and an initial call for competition published on 11 May 2021.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in language services, particularly those specialising in translation and transcription. Companies with experience in delivering services for governmental entities or organisations requiring multilingual support would be well-positioned to compete. The successful bidder in this contract, thebigword Group Ltd, suggests that there is an active market in this sector, making now a conducive time for similar businesses to seek participation in upcoming tenders to expand their operational footprint in public services.

## Notice

This is a corrigendum notice to the Contract Award Notice 2021/S 000-010341, Publication date: 11 May 2021. Short Description: This is a contract award notice following the procurment for the provision of translation and transcription services for the Ministry of Justice, its executive agencies, its arm's length bodies and any other government body. The call for competition Contract Notice number is 2020/S 207-506366 (http://ted.europa.eu/udl? uri=TED:NOTICE:506366-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML)

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The services include the translation of written material and transcription of oral material from a source language into a target language within a specified timescale and format as requested by MoJ entities and other bodies across England, Wales and Scotland. The scope of services includes: -- translation of written material from one language to another as text, -- transcription of audio files, tapes and other electronic media into written and/or electronic text documents in the same or different languages, -- transcription of written documents and/or electronic media into alternative formations such as (but not limited to) braille, easy read, large print, text to audio and typesetting.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011133-2021 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 May 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Apr 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £180,160,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MINISTRY OF JUSTICE. |
| Additional buyers | MINISTRY OF JUSTICE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 9AJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THEBIGWORD GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79530000 - Translation services

## Release History

- 19 May 2021 at 21:55 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011133-2021
- 11 May 2021 at 21:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010341-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://ted.europa.eu/udl
- https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:506366-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML

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