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# Languages

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/languages-ocds-h6vhtk-02aacd). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service: "Languages". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-minister-for-the-cabinet-office-acting-through-crown-com-GB-FTS-575)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Interpretation services, System quality assurance assessment and review services, System quality assurance planning services, Telephone-answering services, Translation services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02aacd`

## 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/languages-ocds-h6vhtk-02aacd#tl-md)

## Description
The provision of a Quality Assurance Service for Buyers of the Framework.
This includes the provision of quality checks on the services provided by Suppliers on the Framework and any Interpreters/Translators used to deliver a Call Off Contract via the Framework.
The Services delivered under this Lot include:
- Assessment of a recorded face to face booking (audio or video)
- Assessment of a live booking in person (Spoken & Non-Spoken)
- Assessment of a telephone interpretation
- Assessment of a video interpretation (Spoken & Non-Spoken)
- Assessment of Spoken/Non Spoken language Interpreter via Video Role Play
- Assessment of translated documents
- Assessment of transcriptions
- Checking that the requirements in the booking have been met by the Supplier
The Supplier awarded to the Quality Assurance Lot cannot be part of any of the other Lot to prevent conflict of interests arising.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 6: Quality Assurance Services
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72224200, 72225000, 79510000, 79530000, 79540000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The Services delivered under this Lot include:
- Assessment of a recorded face to face booking (audio or video)
- Assessment of a live booking in person (Spoken & Non-Spoken)
- Assessment of a telephone interpretation
- Assessment of a video interpre...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 009052-2021-RM6141-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **The Language Shop Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-15629`
  - Value: £3,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 009052-2021-RM6141-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £3,000,000
  - Signed Date: 29/03/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F009052-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-04-27T21:55:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T08:15:29.276Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02aacd