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Published 18 Jul 2025, 14:22 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SOL - Translation and Interpretation Services 2025

Official notice

Authority: Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competitionConcession
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG3)
Awarded value£85,000published contract · exc. VAT · operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Awarded 1 Apr 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Absolute Interpreting and Translations Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Translation and interpretation services.

Face to face Interpreting

Telephone Interpreting

Document translation, transcription and additional services (written)

Easy Read

Braille

Video Interpreting

BSL

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: West Midlands
79411000 General management consultancy services85000000 Health and social work services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Concession
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
18 Jul 2025, 14:22 BST
Last source update
18 Jul 2025, 14:22 BST
Authority reference
SOL - 19920
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-041334
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05622f Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    18 Jul 2025, 14:22 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £85,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Apr 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Absolute Interpreting and Translations LtdSME£85,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Absolute Interpreting and Translations LtdSME

    Signed
    1 Apr 2025
    Value
    £85,000
    Period
    1 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
    Status
    active
    3 agreed KPIs: Online Secure Booking Portal · Quarterly management information · Service Complaints
    • Online Secure Booking Portal, Translation and Interpretation Service requests must be submitted via the Online Secure Booking Portal 100%
    • Quarterly management information, Quarterly management information provided by the Provider to the Council by the 15th on the quarter 100%
    • Service Complaints, Service complaints received by the Provider from service users (of the Council) regarding the interpreter/translator per annum

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PGWC-7578-LYDG Council House, Manor Square, Solihull, West Midlands, B91 3QBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender