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Tender: DfC/CPD Collaborative Framework for Interpreting and Translation Services for Northern Ireland Public Bodies

Released 5 months ago

Closed29 Jun 2026

Est. valueEstimate£740K to £146.3M

LocationNorthern Ireland

AgencyCPD - Supplies and Services Division

SourceeTendersNI

CategoryConsultancy & Legal

Submissions closedClosed Mon, 29 June 2026

About

Construction and Procurement Delivery (CPD), on behalf of the Participating Bodies (Northern Ireland Civil Service departments, agencies and non-departmental public bodies and other participating bodies), is seeking a supplier to establish a collaborative framework agreement for the provision of interpreting and translation services. Suppliers should refer to the Specification Schedules for full detail; neither CPD nor the Participating Bodies can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this framework. The procurement covers services (CPC category: personnel placement and supply services), uses an Open/Competitive Flexible procedure, will establish a Closed Type Framework Agreement and is evaluated via qualification/technical/financial envelopes; CPV codes are 79530000 (translation services) and 79540000 (interpretation services).

Insight

This tender is relevant to language service providers and staffing agencies that supply interpreters and translators to public-sector clients; key considerations are the Closed Type Framework Agreement, the Open/Competitive Flexible procurement procedure, and the explicit statement that no minimum or guaranteed business volume will be provided.

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Award of Lot 1 Face-to-Face and Video Interpretation Services under Collaborate FrameworkConsultancy & LegalFLEX LANGUAGE SERVICES LTD

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