Language Services 2024 · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£953,968published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 7 May 2025no call for competition

Awarded to DA Languages Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

DVSA has several business units who have an ongoing requirement for a range of different language services. These include:

Face-to-Face Interpreting Services:
Telephone Interpreting Services:
Written Translation Services:
Transcription Services:
Ancillary Services:
Non-Spoken Language Services:
Non-Spoken Face-to-Face Services:
BSL and Braille Translation Services:

CPV: Interpretation services · Translation services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1DVSA has several business units who have an ongoing requirement for a range of…Awarded

DVSA has several business units who have an ongoing requirement for a range of different language services over an initial three year period. These include:

Face-to-Face Interpreting Services:
Telephone Interpreting Services:
Written Translation Services:
Transcription Services:
Ancillary Services:
Non-Spoken Language Services:
Non-Spoken Face-to-Face Services:
BSL and Braille Translation Services:

Delivery: UK

Extensions: The initial contract period will be three (3) years from the commencement date with an option to extend for a further one (1) year. The estimated value in II.2.6 is the estimate for the initial contract period plus the option.

79540000 Interpretation services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 4 Jun 2025, 15:40 BST
Last source update: 4 Jun 2025, 15:40 BST
Authority reference: K280022328
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-029976
Classification (CPV): Interpretation servicesTranslation services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0542f3 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This is a Call-off from a Framework

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £953,9681 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 2

Contracts signed 1latest 7 May 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
DA Languages Limited	£953,968 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 029976-2025-1 · DA Languages Limited
Signed
7 May 2025
Value
£953,968
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentNational or federal agency/officeGeneral public services Bristol, UKContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

D A Languages LimitedAwarded supplier Manchester, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.