Award

Provision of Translation and Interpretation Services

  • BLACKPOOL COUNCIL

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-039556

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04eeec (view related notices)

Published 14 July 2025, 11:56am



Scope

Description

The Contracting Authority is looking to appoint a suitable supplier to supply language

support services to all Council departments who require assistance in providing their

respective organisational services to customers/clients, either individually, or in groups. The

content of the service will be in a format from English into a wide range of languages and

from those languages into English, or other languages as requested by council departments.


Contract 1. Translation and Interpretation Services

Supplier

Contract value

  • £475,212 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Award decision date

14 July 2025

Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers

14 July 2025

Standstill period

  • End: 24 July 2025
  • 8 working days

Earliest date the contract will be signed

1 August 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2027
  • 2 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 79530000 - Translation services
  • 79540000 - Interpretation services

Contract locations

  • UKD42 - Blackpool

Information about tenders

  • 11 tenders received
  • 9 tenders assessed in the final stage:
    • 9 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
    • 1 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
  • 1 supplier awarded contracts
  • 8 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)

Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure


Supplier

D A LANGUAGES LIMITED

  • Companies House: 06207784
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHLH-7424-WMWT

Suite 4a Statham House Talbot Road

Manchester

M32 0FP

United Kingdom

Region: UKD34 - Greater Manchester South West

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Supported employment provider: No

Public service mutual: No

Contract 1. Translation and Interpretation Services


Contracting authority

BLACKPOOL COUNCIL

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHHB-5249-RZVD

PO Box 11, Town Hall

Blackpool

FY1 1NB

United Kingdom

Region: UKD42 - Blackpool

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government