Estimated Value
£3,000,000 – £9,000,000
Deadline
11 September 2025
Published
31 July 2026
Type
services
Overview
Scottish Ministers are seeking to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of Interpreting, Translation and Transcription Services for Framework Public Bodies throughout the Scottish Public Sector. This will include a scheduled video interpreting service for Framework Public Body assignments booked in advance.
This can be either via the Framework Public Body video portal or via the Contractor video portal. The Contractor will also be required to provide an English-to-English service.
The service required includes a highly accurate translation and transcription of style documentation, tapes and other forms of electronic media. Under Lot 2 – Telephone and Video Conferencing Interpreting Services, the Contractor will provide a telephone and video interpreting service from English into a wide range of spoken languages and dialects and from those languages and dialects into English or other languages.
Lots (3)
- Lot 1Face to Face Interpreting Services Lot 2 – Telephone and Video Conferencing Interpreting Services Lot 3 – Translation and Transcription Services Lot 4 – Sign Language Services – British and International Under Lot 1 - Face to Face Interpreting Services, the Contractor will provide a comprehensive face to face interpreting service from English into a wide range of spoken languages and dialects and from those languages and dialects into English or other languages as requested by Framework Public Bodies Under Lot 2 – Telephone and Video Conferencing Interpreting Services, the Contractor will provide a telephone and video interpreting service from English into a wide range of spoken languages and dialects and from those languages and dialects into English or other languages
- Lot 3Translation and Transcription Services, the Contractor will provide a translation and transcription service from English into a wide range of spoken languages and dialects and from those languages and dialects into English or other languages as requested by Framework Public Bodies
- Lot 4Sign Language Services – British and International, the Contractor is required to provide both a comprehensive face to face sign language interpreting service and a Video Remote Interpreting (VRI) sign language service to fulfil the current and evolving needs of the Framework Public Bodies
Additional details
This will include a scheduled video interpreting service for Framework Public Body assignments booked in advance. This can be either via the Framework Public Body video portal or via the Contractor video portal.
The Contractor will also be required to provide an English-to-English service. The service required includes a highly accurate translation and transcription of style documentation, tapes and other forms of electronic media.
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Award Details
Global Connections (Scotland) Ltd
Global Language Services Ltd
DA Languages Limited
Language Line Limited (trading as LanguageLine Solutions)
Sign Solutions
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- 1
Epiq Europe Ltd
1 contract wonlatest 8 Oct 2025£750,000
total awarded
- 2
Sign Solutions
1 contract wonlatest 22 Sept 2025£3m
total awarded
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Scottish GovernmentKey Dates
Published
31 July 2026
Submission deadline
11 September 2025
Notice type
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