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title: "Interpreter Services"
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# Interpreter Services
Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/interpreter-services-ocds-h6vhtk-040db0). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.
> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust: "Interpreter Services". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £30,000,000. 7 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 20 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.eastmidstenders.org.
## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-midlands-ambulance-service-university-nhs-foundation-tr-nhs-rya)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £30,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 20 November 2023 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 7
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive procedure with negotiation
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Interpretation services, Translation services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/interpreter-services-ocds-h6vhtk-040db0#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-040db0`
## 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/interpreter-services-ocds-h6vhtk-040db0#tl-md)
## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [eastmidstenders.org](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eastmidstenders.org%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/interpreter-services-ocds-h6vhtk-040db0#participate
## Description
Telephone Interpreter Services for 999 call takers and/or paramedic attending a patient.
## Lots (7)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 - Managed Service for all Interpretation, Translation and Transcription Services
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79530000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Estimated Value:** £8,000,000
- **Description:** Telephone Interpreter Services for 999 call takers and/or paramedic attending a patient. Additional information: Award of a contract without prior publication of a call off competition in the cases listed below
The procurement falls outside...
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2024 to 31/03/2026
### Lot 2: Lot 2 - Face to Face Interpretation Services (Verbal)
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79530000, 79540000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Estimated Value:** £5,000,000
- **Description:** Services where a spoken language is converted from one to another via the use of a linguist in physical attendance, either consecutively, or simultaneously, between individuals or in groups. Additional information: Services delivered under this lot w...
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2024 to 31/03/2026
- **Options published:** yes
### Lot 3: Lot 3 - Face to Face Interpretation Services (Non-Verbal)
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79530000, 79540000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Estimated Value:** £5,000,000
- **Description:** Services where the communication of non-spoken language is facilitated via the use of a linguist in physical attendance, either consecutively, or simultaneously, between individuals or in groups. Additional information: Services delivered under this ...
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2024 to 31/03/2026
- **Options published:** yes
### Lot 5: Lot 5 - Translation, Transcription and Additional Services
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79530000, 79540000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Estimated Value:** £2,000,000
- **Description:** Services where written media can be translated from one language to another. Audio files or other media can be transcribed, or written media can be transcribed into non-verbal language.
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2024 to 31/03/2026
- **Options published:** yes
### Lot 4a: Lot 4a - Telephone Interpretation Services
- **Lot id:** `4a`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79530000, 79540000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Estimated Value:** £4,000,000
- **Description:** Services where a spoken language is converted from one to another via the use of a linguist over the telephone, either consecutively, or simultaneously, between individuals or in groups.
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2024 to 31/03/2026
- **Options published:** yes
### Lot 4b: Lot 4b - Video Interpretation Services - (Spoken)
- **Lot id:** `4b`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79530000, 79540000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Estimated Value:** £3,000,000
- **Description:** Services where a spoken language is converted from one to another via the use of a linguist over the video or audio technology, either consecutively, or simultaneously, between individuals or in groups.
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2024 to 31/03/2026
- **Options published:** yes
### Lot 4c: Lot 4c - Video Interpretation Services - (Non-Spoken)
- **Lot id:** `4c`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79530000, 79540000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Estimated Value:** £3,000,000
- **Description:** Services where the communication of non-spoken language is facilitated via the use of a linguist over video or audio technology, either consecutively or simultaneously, between individuals or in groups.
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2024 to 31/03/2026
- **Options published:** yes
## Awards & Winning Suppliers (8)
- **Award:** Lot 1 - Managed Service for all Interpretation, Translation and Transcription Services (active)
- Award id: `027141-2024-1`
- Supplier(s): **D A LANGUAGES LIMITED, GLOBAL CONNECTIONS (SCOTLAND) LTD, GLOBAL LANGUAGE SERVICES LIMITED (+10 more suppliers)**
- Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-17971`, `GB-FTS-36234`, `GB-FTS-32572`, `GB-FTS-132692`, `GB-FTS-169648`, `GB-FTS-16172`, `GB-FTS-107722`, `GB-FTS-16173`, `GB-FTS-170997`, `GB-FTS-16175`, `GB-FTS-125939`, `GB-FTS-15629`, `GB-COH:10145109`
- Value: £8,000,000 † (exc. VAT)
- **Award:** Lot 2 - Face to Face Interpretation Services (Verbal) (active)
- Award id: `027141-2024-2`
- Supplier(s): **AA GLOBAL LANGUAGE SERVICES LIMITED, D A LANGUAGES LIMITED, GLOBAL LANGUAGE SERVICES LIMITED (+11 more suppliers)**
- Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-15617`, `GB-FTS-17971`, `GB-FTS-32572`, `GB-FTS-132692`, `GB-FTS-169648`, `GB-FTS-15625`, `GB-FTS-107722`, `GB-FTS-16173`, `GB-FTS-170997`, `GB-FTS-16175`, `GB-FTS-125939`, `GB-FTS-15629`, `GB-FTS-172409`, `GB-COH:10145109`
- Value: £5,000,000 † (exc. VAT)
- **Award:** Lot 3 - Face to Face Interpretation Services (Non-Verbal) (active)
- Award id: `027141-2024-3`
- Supplier(s): **AA GLOBAL LANGUAGE SERVICES LIMITED, BID SERVICES, GLOBAL LANGUAGE SERVICES LIMITED (+10 more suppliers)**
- Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-15617`, `GB-FTS-16179`, `GB-FTS-32572`, `GB-FTS-132692`, `GB-FTS-107722`, `GB-FTS-16173`, `GB-FTS-170997`, `GB-FTS-175429`, `GB-FTS-16175`, `GB-FTS-125939`, `GB-FTS-15629`, `GB-FTS-16183`, `GB-COH:10145109`
- Value: £5,000,000 † (exc. VAT)
- **Award:** Lot 4a - Telephone Interpretation Services (active)
- Award id: `027141-2024-4`
- Supplier(s): **AA GLOBAL LANGUAGE SERVICES LIMITED, D A LANGUAGES LIMITED, GLOBAL LANGUAGE SERVICES LIMITED (+11 more suppliers)**
- Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-15617`, `GB-FTS-17971`, `GB-FTS-32572`, `GB-FTS-132692`, `GB-FTS-169648`, `GB-FTS-15625`, `GB-FTS-107722`, `GB-FTS-16173`, `GB-FTS-170997`, `GB-FTS-16175`, `GB-FTS-125939`, `GB-FTS-15629`, `GB-FTS-172409`, `GB-COH:10145109`
- Value: £4,000,000 † (exc. VAT)
- **Award:** Lot 4b - Video Interpretation Services - (Spoken) (active)
- Award id: `027141-2024-5`
- Supplier(s): **AA GLOBAL LANGUAGE SERVICES LIMITED, D A LANGUAGES LIMITED, GLOBAL LANGUAGE SERVICES LIMITED (+10 more suppliers)**
- Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-15617`, `GB-FTS-17971`, `GB-FTS-32572`, `GB-FTS-132692`, `GB-FTS-169648`, `GB-FTS-107722`, `GB-FTS-16173`, `GB-FTS-170997`, `GB-FTS-16175`, `GB-FTS-125939`, `GB-FTS-15629`, `GB-FTS-172409`, `GB-COH:10145109`
- Value: £3,000,000 † (exc. VAT)
- **Award:** Lot 4c - Video Interpretation Services - (Non-Spoken) (active)
- Award id: `027141-2024-6`
- Supplier(s): **AA GLOBAL LANGUAGE SERVICES LIMITED, BID SERVICES, GLOBAL LANGUAGE SERVICES LIMITED (+10 more suppliers)**
- Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-15617`, `GB-FTS-16179`, `GB-FTS-32572`, `GB-FTS-132692`, `GB-FTS-169648`, `GB-FTS-107722`, `GB-FTS-16173`, `GB-FTS-170997`, `GB-FTS-175429`, `GB-FTS-16175`, `GB-FTS-125939`, `GB-FTS-15629`, `GB-COH:10145109`
- Value: £3,000,000 † (exc. VAT)
- **Award:** Lot 5 - Translation, Transcription and Additional Services (active)
- Award id: `027141-2024-7`
- Supplier(s): **AA GLOBAL LANGUAGE SERVICES LIMITED, BRIGHTLINGUA LTD, D A LANGUAGES LIMITED (+14 more suppliers)**
- Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-15617`, `GB-COH:11670413`, `GB-FTS-17971`, `GB-FTS-32572`, `GB-FTS-132692`, `GB-FTS-169648`, `GB-FTS-16187`, `GB-FTS-15625`, `GB-FTS-107722`, `GB-COH:02906009`, `GB-FTS-16173`, `GB-FTS-170997`, `GB-FTS-16175`, `GB-FTS-125939`, `GB-COH:04946815`, `GB-FTS-15629`, `GB-COH:10145109`
- Value: £2,000,000 † (exc. VAT)
- **Award:** 084460-2025-1 (active)
- Supplier(s): **Language Line Limited T/A Language Line Solutions**
- Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-169648`
> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.
## Contracts (8)
- **Contract:** 084460-2025-1 (active)
- Signed Date: 01/12/2025
- **Contract:** Lot 1 - Managed Service for all Interpretation, Translation and Transcription Services (active)
- Signed Value: £8,000,000
- Signed Date: 15/08/2024
- **Contract:** Lot 2 - Face to Face Interpretation Services (Verbal) (active)
- Signed Value: £5,000,000
- Signed Date: 15/08/2024
- **Contract:** Lot 3 - Face to Face Interpretation Services (Non-Verbal) (active)
- Signed Value: £5,000,000
- Signed Date: 15/08/2024
- **Contract:** Lot 4a - Telephone Interpretation Services (active)
- Signed Value: £4,000,000
- Signed Date: 15/08/2024
- **Contract:** Lot 4b - Video Interpretation Services - (Spoken) (active)
- Signed Value: £3,000,000
- Signed Date: 15/08/2024
- **Contract:** Lot 4c - Video Interpretation Services - (Non-Spoken) (active)
- Signed Value: £3,000,000
- Signed Date: 15/08/2024
- **Contract:** Lot 5 - Translation, Transcription and Additional Services (active)
- Signed Value: £2,000,000
- Signed Date: 15/08/2024
## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F084460-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-12-18T14:27:40.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T04:07:02.429Z
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