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# Provision of Translation Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-translation-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04b18a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Glasgow City Council: "Provision of Translation Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £6,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 19 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Glasgow City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/glasgow-city-council-ons-s12000049)
- **Published Value:** £6,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 19 December 2024 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Translation services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM82
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £4,439,830 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04b18a`

## 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/provision-of-translation-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04b18a#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-translation-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04b18a#participate

## Description
The council is seeking to outsource for the first time the translation services provision which is currently being provided in-house. The council require
a service provided to provide in person face to face translation from both non English language or dialect to English language and vice versa, within
the council’s properties or at other nominated locations as well as telephone, video conference services and document translation from both non
English language or dialect to English language and vice versa. As this is an in-house service currently there will be a TUPE implication which will
include 70 sessional interpreters, 2 Admin staff and sessional accessor.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79530000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £6,500,000
- **Description:** The council is seeking to outsource for the first time the translation services provision which is currently being provided in-house. The council require
a service provided to provide in person face to face translation from both non English language ...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 013420-2025-GCC006168CPU-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Premium Linguistic Services**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-143157`
  - Value: £4,439,830 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 013420-2025-GCC006168CPU-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £4,439,830
  - Signed Date: 25/02/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F013420-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-04-07T13:35:47.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T17:34:35.867Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04b18a