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title: "Transcription, Translation and Interpreter Services"
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# Transcription, Translation and Interpreter Services

Buyer: FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02d5e6

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## Summary

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has awarded a contract for Transcription, Translation and Interpreter Services within the services industry sector, with a total value of £1,500,000. This procurement, initiated as a selective tender, marks the completion of a four-year agreement that commenced on 1 January 2021, including an option for a one-year extension. The services are to be delivered across the United Kingdom, and the successful supplier for this contract is Ubiqus UK Limited. Key contact for the procurement is Annika Karabanova, reachable at FPSProcurement@fca.org.uk, with the contract officially signed on 26 April 2021.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the transcription and translation industry. Given the competitive nature of the tender process, businesses specialising in digital transcription, court stenography, and interpretation services would be well-positioned to engage in future procurements. With nine of the ten bids for this contract having been submitted by SMEs, it highlights a conducive environment for similar businesses to compete effectively in service provisions to governmental bodies like the FCA.

## Notice

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is establishing a contractual mechanism with one Supplier to provide verbatim digital/tape transcription, court stenography, written translation and both telephone and face-to-face interpretation Services to the FCA for a period of four (4) years, with the option to extend for a further one (1) year period

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is establishing a contractual mechanism with one Supplier to provide verbatim digital/tape transcription, court stenography, written translation and both telephone and face-to-face interpretation Services to the FCA for a period of four (4) years, with the option to extend for a further one (1) year period, starting from the 01st January 2021. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://fca.delta-esourcing.com/respond/R2XJ45M6FB

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020087-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Aug 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 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 | £1,500,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | East London |
| Postcode | E20 1JN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI41 Hackney and Newham |
| Local authority | Newham |
| Electoral ward | Stratford Olympic Park |
| Westminster constituency | Stratford and Bow |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | UBIQUS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 48740000 - Foreign language translation software package
- 75231100 - Law-courts-related administrative services
- 79530000 - Translation services
- 79540000 - Interpretation services

## Release History

- 17 Aug 2021 at 13:15 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020087-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://fca.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=619374389
- https://fca.delta-esourcing.com/respond/R2XJ45M6FB
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:358167-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.fca.org.uk/

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