Estimated Value
£116,000 – £1,040,000
Deadline
23 May 2025
Published
24 September 2025
Type
Not specified
Overview
IMPORTANT: This Contract Award Notice is a replacement for the Contract Notice that was published on the 31st July 2025 @ 3:27pm - Publication Reference 2025/S 000-044841 This is under the same Procurement Identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-050668 Contract 3 stated in this notice replaces Contract 1 from the original notice and Contract 2 replaces Contract 4 from the original notice. PROCUREMENT DESCRIPTION: The contract is to provide language services including spoken and non-spoken Interpretation and Translation services to the Authority.
Video interpretation will only be accepted as a substitute in instances when Face to Face fulfilment cannot be fulfilled; this must be agreed in advance with a relevant representative from the Authority. Of the language services provided in the financial year 2024-25, Polish, Urdu, Arabic and Bengali have been the most requested.
However, the Authority provided services to 68 different languages during this period, including reasonably high numbers for Punjabi, Romanian and Kurdish / Kurdish Sorani. Video interpretation will only be accepted as a substitute in instances where Face to Face fulfilment cannot be fulfilled; this must be agreed in advance with a relevant representative from the Authority.
Lots (2)
- Lot 1Face to Face interpreting for Social Service requirements, interviews, meetings, consultation, for spoken languages, telephone interpretation and document translation services
- Lot 2Face to Face interpreting for Social Service requirements, interviews, meetings, consultation, for non-spoken communication including British Sign Language, lipspeaking and Palantypist
Additional details
The Authority provides a wide range of services across the county; therefore, the interpretation and translation requirements will cover a wide range of services. Currently, the service is predominately provided for Social Care; however, it is expected that any service within the Authority should be able to access the agreement as and when required.
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Award Details
D A LANGUAGES LIMITED
£1,040,000
SIGN SOLUTIONS (SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETING AGENCY) LTD
£116,000
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Lancashire County CouncilKey Dates
Published
24 September 2025
Submission deadline
23 May 2025
Notice type
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