---
title: "Y23031 - Language Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03ef3c"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "KENT COUNTY COUNCIL (T/A PROCUREMENT SERVICES)"
published: "2024-03-19"
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# Y23031 - Language Services

Buyer: KENT COUNTY COUNCIL (T/A PROCUREMENT SERVICES)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03ef3c

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## Summary

The Kent County Council (T/A Procurement Services) has initiated a tender process for Language Services under the Framework Agreement. The procurement involves facilitating communication through services like translation, transcription, and interpretation. The tender is in the active stage, and interested businesses should note the submission deadline of October 9th, 2023.

This Language Services tender by Kent County Council offers opportunities for businesses, especially SMEs, to provide a range of linguistic services. Businesses involved in translation, transcription, interpretation, or related areas are well-suited to compete. The tender presents a chance for growth and collaboration within the communication services industry, with the potential for contract awards to multiple suppliers.

## Notice

The Framework Agreement will enable Customers to facilitate communication between individuals, or groups of people, who either do not speak the same language, or have a degree of hearing loss, and also for Customers who wish to translate written material from one language to another or transcribe written material into an alternative format, Services may include, but are not limitedto: *Audio transcription *Braille transcription *Business translation *Conference interpretation *Document translation *Face to face interpretation (spoken and non-spoken, including BSL) *Legal translation *Medical interpretation *Medical translation *Telephone interpretation *Video interpretation (spoken and non-spoken) *Website translation

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Framework Agreement will enable Customers to facilitate communication between individuals, or groups of people, who either do not speak the same language, or have a degree of hearing loss, and also for Customers who wish to translate written material from one language to another or transcribe written material into an alternative format, Services may include, but are not limited to: *Audio transcription *Braille transcription *Business translation *Conference interpretation *Document translation *Face to face interpretation (spoken and non-spoken, including BSL) *Legal translation *Medical interpretation *Medical translation *Telephone interpretation *Video interpretation (spoken and non-spoken) *Website translation

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008842-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 9 Oct 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Mar 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £20,000,000 |
| Lots value | £20,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | KENT COUNTY COUNCIL (T/A PROCUREMENT SERVICES) |
| Locality | WEST MALLING |
| Post town | Rochester |
| Postcode | ME19 4YT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent |
| ITL 3 | TLJ46 West Kent |
| Local authority | Tonbridge and Malling |
| Electoral ward | Kings Hill |
| Westminster constituency | Maidstone and Malling |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 11 |
| Supplier names | AA GLOBAL LANGUAGE SERVICES; DCVS TRADING LTD (T/A HERTS INTERPRETING & TRANSLATION SERVICE; GLOBAL VOICES; INTERTRANSLATIONS; LANGUAGE LINE SOLUTIONS; MIGRANT HELP TRADING LIMITED (T/A CLEAR VOICE INTERPRETING SERVICES; ONCALL INTERPRETERS; PAB LANGUAGES CENTRE; PAPILLON TRANSLATIONS; TRANSCRIPTION CITY; TRANSLATE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79530000 - Translation services

## Release History

- 19 Mar 2024 at 14:05 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008842-2024
- 13 Mar 2024 at 14:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008041-2024
- 29 Aug 2023 at 15:06 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025359-2023
- 11 Aug 2023 at 15:05 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023623-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://csg.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=841752884
- https://csg.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=850304870
- https://csg.delta-esourcing.com/respond/594R7GU2XG
- https://csg.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-West-Malling:-Translation-services./594R7GU2XG
- https://www.commercialservices.org.uk
- https://www.commercialservices.org.uk/
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-West-Malling:-Translation-services./594R7GU2XG

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