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Published 5 Jun 2026, 16:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Language Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Thurrock Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: East of England (UKH32)
Awarded value£300,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 1 Jun 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Absolute Interpreting and Translations Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Language Services including translation, transcription and interpreting. Award was made following a Further Competition under Lot 1 Managed Service for Language Services of CCS Framework.

CPV: Interpretation services · Translation services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The delivery of high quality, cost effective and efficient Translation, Interpretation…Awarded

The delivery of high quality, cost effective and efficient Translation, Interpretation and Transcription Services.

Delivery: East of England
Extensions: The contract is awarded for an initial period of three years, with the option to extend for up to a further one year.
79530000 Translation services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
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
5 Jun 2026, 16:15 BST
Last source update
5 Jun 2026, 16:15 BST
Authority reference
PS/2025/051
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-053499
Classification (CPV)
Interpretation servicesTranslation services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH32)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06af18 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

Call-off from Framework Agreement via Further Competition.

Publisher note: Note the contract value is an estimation based on anticipated usage.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £300,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 9
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Jun 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Absolute Interpreting and Translations LtdSME£300,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
9bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Thurrock Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services New Road, Grays, East of England, RM176SLContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.