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# Interpretation and Translation Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/interpretation-and-translation-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0290f4). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Lancashire County Council: "Interpretation and Translation Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £920,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 11 Mar 2021, 10:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.lancashire.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Lancashire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/lancashire-county-council-ons-e10000017)
- **Published Value:** £920,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 11 March 2021 at 10:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Interpretation services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD4
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £920,000 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/interpretation-and-translation-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0290f4#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0290f4`

## 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/interpretation-and-translation-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0290f4#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [lancashire.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lancashire.gov.uk%2Fisupplier%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/interpretation-and-translation-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0290f4#participate

## Description
The Authority is looking to procure a Contract to provide language services including spoken
and non-spoken Interpretation and Translation services to the Authority.
The contract will be tendered in two (2) Lots:
(i) Lot 1 - Face to Face interpreting for Social Service requirements, interviews, meetings,
consultation, for spoken languages, telephone interpretation and document translation
services
(ii) Lot 2 - Face to Face interpreting for Social Service requirements, interviews, meetings,

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Lot 1
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 79540000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** Lancashire County Council is seeking to Procure a contract agreement. Details of which are including within the tender documents.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Lot 2
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 79540000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** Lancashire County Council is seeking to Procure a contract agreement. Details of which are including within the tender documents.

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 015233-2021-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **DA Languages Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-17971`
  - Value: £800,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 015233-2021-2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **CoSign Partners in Communication Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-21344`
  - Value: £120,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** 015233-2021-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £800,000
  - Signed Date: 31/05/2021

- **Contract:** 015233-2021-2 (active)
  - Signed Value: £120,000
  - Signed Date: 31/05/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F015233-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-07-02T14:14:39.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T15:10:07.843Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0290f4