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# DoJ Face to Face Interpretation Service (for non-English speakers)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/doj-face-to-face-interpretation-service-for-non-english-speakers-ocds-h6vhtk-04cd39). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department of Justice: "DoJ Face to Face Interpretation Service (for non-English speakers)". Published status: complete. Published Value: £6,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 3 Feb 2025, 15:00 GMT. Published submission portal: etendersni.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Department of Justice](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-of-justice-GB-PPON-PNYR-2253-MGXT)
- **Published Value:** £6,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 February 2025 at 15:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Interpretation services
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £6,500,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/doj-face-to-face-interpretation-service-for-non-english-speakers-ocds-h6vhtk-04cd39#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04cd39`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/doj-face-to-face-interpretation-service-for-non-english-speakers-ocds-h6vhtk-04cd39#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etendersni.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetendersni.gov.uk%2Fepps)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/doj-face-to-face-interpretation-service-for-non-english-speakers-ocds-h6vhtk-04cd39#participate

## Description
The Department of Justice (DOJ) seeks to establish a Contract for the provision of Face to Face Interpreting at locations throughout Northern Ireland. The provision of these services is essential to ensuring that the Criminal Justice Organisations (CJOs) can deliver a professional and progressive service to all those who enter the criminal justice system - including those who come before the civil, family or coroners’ courts, or who use tribunal proceedings administered by the Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service (NICTS). The main users of the contract will be: • Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) • Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service (NICTS) • Public Prosecution Service (PPS) • Probation Service of Northern Ireland (PBNI) • Legal Services Agency (LSANI) In addition to the five main users listed above, this contract may also be used by the following CJOs in Northern Ireland who are associated with and party to this contract: • The Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) • The Youth Justice Agency • Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland • Northern Ireland Prisoner Ombudsman • The Department of Justice • Compensation Services Agency • Victim Support • Police Rehabilitation and Retraining Trust • Northern Ireland Policing Board The DOJ requires Contractors to provide comprehensive spoken language interpreting services to fulfil the current and evolving needs of the CJOs signed up to this contract. The Contractors must be able to provide interpreting services through qualified and experienced personnel for a wide range of languages. The Contractors must provide face to face interpreting services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The Contractors must be able to provide interpreting services at premises located across Northern Ireland.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79540000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Estimated Value:** £6,500,000
- **Description:** The Department of Justice (DOJ) seeks to establish a Contract for the provision of Face to Face Interpreting at locations throughout Northern Ireland. The provision of these services is essential to ensuring that the Criminal Justice Organisations (C...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Contract (active)
  - Award id: `018019-2025-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Information withheld for security reasons**

  - Value: £6,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Contract (active)
  - Signed Value: £6,500,000
  - Signed Date: 14/04/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F018019-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-04-30T13:03:48.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T18:14:16.856Z
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