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Tender: Council Procurement: Comprehensive Translation and Interpretation Services (face-to-face, telephone, video)

Released 11 months ago

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Won byAbsolute Interpreting and Translations L

Contract value£255K

Term3 yearsJuly 2026 to July 2029

Awarded28 July 2026197 days after closing

With this buyerFirst contract14 contracts in total

Closed12 Jan 2026

Est. valueEstimate£30K to £980K

LocationEast of England

AgencyCentral Bedfordshire Council

SourceFind a Tender

CategoryConsultancy & Legal

Submissions closedClosed Mon, 12 Jan 2026

About

The Council is seeking a single supplier to deliver comprehensive interpretation and translation services, covering spoken and non-spoken face-to-face, telephone and video interpreting plus related support. Suppliers must meet the Council’s requirements to submit a valid tender. Questions and the Council’s responses will be made available to all tenderers; questions must be submitted via the In-tend electronic tendering system by 30th December 2025. Completed quotations and attachments must be uploaded electronically via the In-tend “My Return” section by 12th January 2026 at 12:05; quotations submitted through the correspondence facility or received after the deadline will not be considered.

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