Language Services

  • The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service

F14: Notice for changes or additional information

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-019032

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-040ace (view related notices)

Published 6 May 2025, 11:43am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service

9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street

Liverpool

L3 9PP

Email

supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 3454102222

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/ccs


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Language Services

Reference number

RM6302

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79540000 - Interpretation services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Crown Commercial Service (the Authority) aims to establish a comprehensive Framework Contract for Language Services, encompassing the following key components:

- Translation Services

- Transcription, Stenography and Recording Services

- Telephone Interpreting

- Spoken and Visual Video Interpreting Services

- Spoken and Visual Face-to-Face Interpreting Services

- The Framework Contract is structured into 5 Lots, with Lot 5 requiring overseas requirements to be met.


Section six. Complementary information

six.6) Original notice reference

Notice number: 2024/S 000-026674


Section seven. Changes

seven.1) Information to be changed or added

seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice

Section number

II.2.14

Lot No

1

Place of text to be modified

Additional information

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Lot 1 – National Managed Service = 8 places

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Lot 1 – National Managed Service = 21 places

Section number

II.2.14

Lot No

2

Place of text to be modified

Additional information

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Lot 2 – Translation and Supporting Services = 6 places

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Lot 2 – Translation and Supporting Services = 22 places

Section number

II.2.14

Lot No

3

Place of text to be modified

Additional information

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Lot 3 – Transcription, Stenography and Recording Services = 9 places

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Lot 3 – Transcription, Stenography and Recording Services = 14 places

Section number

II.2.14

Lot No

4

Place of text to be modified

Additional information

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Lot 4 – Visual Interpreting Services = 6 places

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Lot 4 – Visual Interpreting Services = 12 places

Section number

II.2.14

Lot No

5

Place of text to be modified

Additional information

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Lot 5 – Overseas and UK Interpreting Services = 5 places

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Lot 5 – Overseas and UK Interpreting Services = 11 places

Section number

IV.1.3

Place of text to be modified

Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

Instead of
Text

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement:

Framework agreement with several operators

Lot 1 – National Managed Service = 8 places

Lot 2 – Translation and Supporting Services = 6 places

Lot 3 - Transcription, Stenography and Recording Services = 9 places

Lot 4 - Visual Interpreting Services = 6 places

Lot 5 - Overseas and UK Interpreting Services = 5 places

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Text

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement:

Framework agreement with several operators

Lot 1 – National Managed Service = 21 places

Lot 2 – Translation and Supporting Services = 22 places

Lot 3 – Transcription, Stenography and Recording Services = 14 places

Lot 4 – Visual Interpreting Services = 12 places

Lot 5 – Overseas and UK Interpreting Services = 11 places

seven.2) Other additional information

The procurement documents referenced at I.3 have been amended in accordance with this change and uploaded to the Contracts Finder Notice for this procurement:

https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b5fc164308414b23ba1723a668fed241_gl=1*1ljcgoc*_ga*NTM0MDU2NjA2LjE3MTkyMjMxNzE.*_ga_SK4BZ95L7T*MTc0NTQ5MzU0NS4zMDcuMS4xNzQ1NDkzNTY3LjAuMC4w