Official UK procurement notice
Language, Transcription and Ancillary Services
Authority: Department for Transport (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo provide translation and transcription services.
CPV: Translation services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Services to provide translation and transcription servicesAwarded
Services to provide translation and transcription services.
This contract is critical to our ability to respond to requests from across the department for translations and transcriptions for; departmental announcements, corporate guidance/consultations and national marketing campaigns.
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
- 11 Nov 2025, 16:14 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Nov 2025, 16:14 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-072945- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05df0cFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
further competition via an existing CCS Framework RM6302 - Language Services (Lot 1 – National Managed Service)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Global Language Services Limited | £248,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Language, Transcription and Ancillary Services · AA Global Language Services Limited
- Signed
- 3 Nov 2025
- Value
- £248,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Cabinet OfficeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- AA Global Language Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.