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# Y23031 - Language Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/y23031-language-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03ef3c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Kent County Council: "Y23031 - Language Services". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £20,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Oct 2023, 14:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Kent County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kent-county-council-ons-e10000016)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £20,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 9 October 2023 at 14:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Translation services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03ef3c`

## 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/y23031-language-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03ef3c#tl-md)

## Description
The Framework Agreement will enable Customers to facilitate communication between individuals, or groups of people, who either do not speak the same language, or have a degree of hearing loss, and also for Customers who wish to translate written material from one language to another or transcribe written material into an alternative format, Services may include, but are not limitedto: •Audio transcription •Braille transcription •Business translation •Conference interpretation •Document translation •Face to face interpretation (spoken and non-spoken, including BSL) •Legal translation •Medical interpretation •Medical translation •Telephone interpretation •Video interpretation (spoken and non-spoken) •Website translation

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

- **Estimated Value:** £20,000,000
- **Description:** The Framework Agreement will enable Customers to facilitate communication between individuals, or groups of people, who either do not speak the same language, or have a degree of hearing loss, and also for Customers who wish to translate written mate...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 008041-2024-2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Transcription City Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-185856`

- **Award:** 008041-2024-Y23031-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **AA Global Language Services Ltd, DCVS Trading Ltd (t/a Herts Interpreting & Translation Service), Global Voices Limited (+7 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-15617`, `GB-FTS-107720`, `GB-FTS-132692`, `GB-FTS-107725`, `GB-FTS-169648`, `GB-FTS-15625`, `GB-FTS-16172`, `GB-FTS-107722`, `GB-FTS-16173`, `GB-FTS-172409`

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** 008041-2024-2 (active)

  - Signed Date: 12/03/2024

- **Contract:** 008041-2024-Y23031-1 (active)

  - Signed Date: 12/03/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F008842-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-03-19T14:05:07.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T12:19:42.120Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03ef3c