Buyer Name: East Sussex County Council
Buyer Address: County Hall, St Anne's Crescent, Lewes, UKJ22, BN7 1UE, United Kingdom
Contact Email: ProcurementPMO@eastsussex.gov.uk
Translation and Interpreting Services Framework
Buyer Contact Info
Status
complete
complete
Procedure
selective
selective
Value
15000000.0 GBP
15000000.0 GBP
Published
30 Jan 2026, 10:01
30 Jan 2026, 10:01
Deadline
n/a
n/a
Contract Start
01 Jan 2026, 00:00
01 Jan 2026, 00:00
Contract End
31 Dec 2029, 23:59
31 Dec 2029, 23:59
Category
n/a
n/a
CPV
79530000 - Translation services
79530000 - Translation services
Region
n/a
n/a
Awarded To
AA GLOBAL LANGUAGE SERVICES LIMITED, ABSOLUTE INTERPRETING & TRANSLATIONS LIMITED, LANGUAGE EMPIRE LIMITED, THEBIGWORD INTERPRETING SERVICES LIMITED, VANDU LANGUAGES, ACTION DEAFNESS, SIGN SOLUTIONS (SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETING AGENCY) LTD, SUPREME LINGUISTIC SERVICES LTD, THE ROYAL ASSOCIATION FOR DEAF PEOPLE, D A LANGUAGES LIMITED
AA GLOBAL LANGUAGE SERVICES LIMITED, ABSOLUTE INTERPRETING & TRANSLATIONS LIMITED, LANGUAGE EMPIRE LIMITED, THEBIGWORD INTERPRETING SERVICES LIMITED, VANDU LANGUAGES, ACTION DEAFNESS, SIGN SOLUTIONS (SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETING AGENCY) LTD, SUPREME LINGUISTIC SERVICES LTD, THE ROYAL ASSOCIATION FOR DEAF PEOPLE, D A LANGUAGES LIMITED
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Opportunity Context
Lots
Lot 1 Status: complete
Lot 2 Status: complete
Lot 3 Status: complete
Documents
Document Description: Not published
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