Buyer Name: Lancashire County Council
Buyer Address: PO Box 100, County Hall, Preston, UKD45, PR1 0LD, United Kingdom
Contact Email: contractscorporate@lancashire.gov.uk
Interpretation and Translation Services
Buyer Contact Info
Buyer Name: SOCIAL VALUE PORTAL LTD
Buyer Address: Tintagel House, London, UKI45, SE1 7TY, United Kingdom
Contact Email: sales@socialvalueportal.com
Status
complete
complete
Procedure
open
open
Value
1040000.0 GBP
1040000.0 GBP
Published
31 Jul 2025, 14:27
31 Jul 2025, 14:27
Deadline
n/a
n/a
Contract Start
31 Aug 2025, 23:00
31 Aug 2025, 23:00
Contract End
31 Aug 2028, 22:59
31 Aug 2028, 22:59
Category
n/a
n/a
CPV
79530000 - Translation services
79530000 - Translation services
Region
n/a
n/a
Awarded To
D A LANGUAGES LIMITED, SIGN SOLUTIONS (SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETING AGENCY) LTD
D A LANGUAGES LIMITED, SIGN SOLUTIONS (SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETING AGENCY) LTD
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Description
The contract is to provide language services including spoken and non-spoken Interpretation and Translation services to the Authority. The contract will be tendered in two (2) Lots; Lot 1 - Face to Face interpreting for Social Service requirements, interviews, meetings, consultation, for spoken languages, telephone interpretation and document translation services. Video interpretation will only be accepted as a substitute in instances when Face to Face fulfilment cannot be fulfilled; this must be agreed in advance with a relevant representative from the Authority. Of the language services provided in the financial year 2024-25, Polish, Urdu, Arabic and Bengali have been the most requested. However, the Authority provided services to 68 different languages during this period, including reasonably high numbers for Punjabi, Romanian and Kurdish / Kurdish Sorani. Lot 2 - Face to Face interpreting for Social Service requirements, interviews, meetings, consultation, for non-spoken communication including British Sign Language, lipspeaking and Palantypist. Video interpretation will only be accepted as a substitute in instances where Face to Face fulfilment cannot be fulfilled; this must be agreed in advance with a relevant representative from the Authority. The Authority provides a wide range of services across the county; therefore, the interpretation and translation requirements will cover a wide range of services. Currently, the service is predominately provided for Social Care; however, it is expected that any service within the Authority should be able to access the agreement as and when required.
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Opportunity Context
Lots
Lot 1 Status: complete
Lot 2 Status: complete
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