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Translation and Interpreting Services Framework

East Sussex County Council · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 01:21.

Opportunity overview

East Sussex County Council has let this Translation and Interpreting Services Framework on behalf of the following organisations: East Sussex County Council Surrey County Council Brighton & Hove City Council West Sussex County Council All District and Borough Councils and Maintained Schools covered by the International Territorial Level TLJ2 All Health Authorities National Health Service Trusts Integrated Care Boards, social care organisations, and any other person(s) or body established or financed under the National Health Service Act 1977 as amended and future bodies (e.g. Foundation Trusts) associated with the delivery of healthcare, within East Sussex, Surrey, Brighton & Hove and West Sussex Sussex Police Authority Surrey Police Authority East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service Surrey Fire and Rescue Service South East Coast Ambulance Service Voluntary and Community Organisations (including 3rd Sector Organisations) and Housing Associations with a presence in East Sussex, Surrey, Brighton & Hove and West Sussex. The Framework will commence on 1st January 2026 for a term of 4 years. This is a multi-supplier and multi Lot Framework. The Lot structure is: • Lot 1. Spoken Language - remote (telephone/video) and face-to-face. • Lot 2. Face-to-Face and Video Interpreting Services for Non-spoken Languages (eg: BSL) • Lot 3. Translation, Transcription and Ancillary Services The Framework values are shared across all three Lots, with no guarantee of value or volume of Framework Call-Offs.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

AA GLOBAL LANGUAGE SERVICES LIMITED

Matched by number
Shared contract value
£15m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
1 Jan 2026
Including VAT
£18m
Suppliers
One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 04299764
Location
Hull, UKE11, HU1 1UD, United Kingdom

ABSOLUTE INTERPRETING & TRANSLATIONS LIMITED

Matched by number
Shared contract value
£15m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
1 Jan 2026
Including VAT
£18m
Suppliers
One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 06044167
Location
Birmingham, UKG31, B3 1EH, United Kingdom

LANGUAGE EMPIRE LIMITED

Matched by number
Shared contract value
£15m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
1 Jan 2026
Including VAT
£18m
Suppliers
One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 05535464
Location
Rochdale, UKD37, OL12 6AE, United Kingdom

THEBIGWORD INTERPRETING SERVICES LIMITED

Matched by number
Shared contract value
£15m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
1 Jan 2026
Including VAT
£18m
Suppliers
One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 06232449
Location
Leeds, UKE42, LS12 6LL, United Kingdom

VANDU LANGUAGES

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£15m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
1 Jan 2026
Including VAT
£18m
Suppliers
One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 04545688
Location
Lewes, UKJ22, BN7 2JZ, United Kingdom

ACTION DEAFNESS

Matched by number
Shared contract value
£15m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
1 Jan 2026
Including VAT
£18m
Suppliers
One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 06706042
Location
Leicester, UKF21, LE4 6DP, United Kingdom

SIGN SOLUTIONS (SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETING AGENCY) LTD

Matched by number
Shared contract value
£15m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
1 Jan 2026
Including VAT
£18m
Suppliers
One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 04802772
Location
Redditch, UKG12, B98 0TJ, United Kingdom

SUPREME LINGUISTIC SERVICES LTD

Matched by number
Shared contract value
£15m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
1 Jan 2026
Including VAT
£18m
Suppliers
One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 09340464
Location
Birmingham, UKG31, B42 1DY, United Kingdom

THE ROYAL ASSOCIATION FOR DEAF PEOPLE

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£15m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
1 Jan 2026
Including VAT
£18m
Suppliers
One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 03973353
Location
London, UKI43, N1 8GJ, United Kingdom

THEBIGWORD INTERPRETING SERVICES LIMITED

Matched by number
Shared contract value
£15m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
1 Jan 2026
Including VAT
£18m
Suppliers
One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 06232449
Location
Leeds, UKE42, LS12 6LL, United Kingdom

D A LANGUAGES LIMITED

Matched by number
Shared contract value
£15m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
1 Jan 2026
Including VAT
£18m
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
3
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 06207784
Location
Manchester, UKD34, M32 0FP, United Kingdom

THEBIGWORD INTERPRETING SERVICES LIMITED

Matched by number
Shared contract value
£15m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
1 Jan 2026
Including VAT
£18m
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
3
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 06232449
Location
Leeds, UKE42, LS12 6LL, United Kingdom

VANDU LANGUAGES

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£15m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
1 Jan 2026
Including VAT
£18m
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
3
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 04545688
Location
Lewes, UKJ22, BN7 2JZ, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated
  • Lot 2Value not stated
  • Lot 3Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
4783
Status
complete
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Covered By

GPA

Participation Fees

Entry 1
Description
For Shortlisted Bidders that are successfully appointed to the Framework, if the total annual spend from all Participating Authorities is £5,000 or more (excluding VAT), those Shortlisted Bidders will be required to pay a Framework Fee (calculated as 2% of the total annual spend) to the Council to support and facilitate the administration of the Framework. The Framework Fee will be collected annually in arrears.
Id
ocds-h6vhtk-04eceb

Type

win

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Method
withoutReopeningCompetition
Type
open
Buyer Categories
SCC, WSCC, BH&CC , All D&BC's in the regions covered by the International Territorial Level (ITL) TLJ2 Maintained Schools in the regions covered by ITL TLJ2; All Health Authorities, National Health Service Trusts, Integrated Care Boards, social care organisations, CCG's and any other person(s) or body established or financed under the National Health Service Act 1977 as amended and future bodies associated with the delivery of healthcare, within East Sussex, Surrey, Brighton and Hove and West Sussex; Sussex Police Authority Surrey Police Authority East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service Surrey Fire and Rescue Service Ambulance Services SECAMB Voluntary and Community Organisations (including Third Sector Organisations) with a presence in East Sussex, Surrey, Brighton and Hove and West Sussex Housing Associations with a presence in East Sussex, Surrey, Brighton & Hove and West Sussex. Any combined mayoral authority or strategic authority
Description
CALL-OFF ORDER PROCEDURE If a Participating Authority decides to source the Services through the Framework then it may do so without re-opening competition by following the procedure set out below. Any Other Participating Authority shall be entitled to issue an Order for Services and enter into a Call-off Contract with the Service Provider following completion of an Access Agreement with the Council. Identifying a Framework Provider for a Call-off Contract Any Participating Authority calling off Services under this Framework Agreement shall: Identify the relevant Lot that its Service Requirements fall into; Send an Order to the Top Ranked Provider; If the Top Ranked Provider is not able to provide the Services (either within the required timescales or at all), send an Order to the Framework Provider ranked next highest (as set out in the framework agreement (Framework Rankings)); repeat the process set out above until the Order is fulfilled or there are no further Framework Providers qualified to fulfil it. The Framework Prices are fixed for the duration of the Framework Term and shall not be subject to indexation. Any request by the Service Provider for an increase to the Framework Prices will be rejected unless exceptional evidence can be advanced by the Service Provider, which the Council may review at its sole discretion. Any increase to the Framework Prices agreed by the Council in accordance with this clause must be formalised in accordance with the Framework Agreement Variation Procedure. For the avoidance of doubt, it shall be open to the Council to agree an increase to the Framework Prices applicable to a specific Lot and the Council shall be under no obligation to apply an equivalent uplift to any or all other Lots. The prices are detailed in Rate cards included within the framework agreement.

Buyer Location Restrictions

Entry 1

Gazetteer

Scheme
GB-ITL

Identifiers

UKJ2
Entry 2

Gazetteer

Scheme
GB-ITL

Identifiers

UKJ3
Entry 3

Gazetteer

Scheme
GB-ITL

Identifiers

UKJ4

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Entry 2
Id
2
Status
complete
Entry 3
Id
3
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
East Sussex County Council
Id
GB-PPON-PXGX-2145-PRQJ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PXGX-2145-PRQJ

Address

Street Address
County Hall, St Anne's Crescent
Locality
Lewes
Postal Code
BN7 1UE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ22

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
AA GLOBAL LANGUAGE SERVICES LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-04299764

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
04299764

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PJWQ-9858-LVCP

Address

Street Address
Francis House
Locality
Hull
Postal Code
HU1 1UD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKE11

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 3
Name
ABSOLUTE INTERPRETING & TRANSLATIONS LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-06044167

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
06044167

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PQRB-3464-VZYN

Address

Street Address
34-35 Ludgate Hill
Locality
Birmingham
Postal Code
B3 1EH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG31

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 4
Name
LANGUAGE EMPIRE LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-05535464

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
05535464

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PTGB-8974-PTTW

Address

Street Address
Empire House
Locality
Rochdale
Postal Code
OL12 6AE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD37

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 5
Name
THEBIGWORD INTERPRETING SERVICES LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-06232449

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
06232449

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVYR-5722-JQHJ

Address

Street Address
Brainworks, Unit 4
Locality
Leeds
Postal Code
LS12 6LL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKE42

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 6
Name
VANDU LANGUAGES
Id
GB-COH-04545688

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
04545688

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PXYY-4468-XRDQ

Address

Street Address
36 St. Nicholas Lane
Locality
Lewes
Postal Code
BN7 2JZ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ22

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 7
Name
ACTION DEAFNESS
Id
GB-COH-06706042

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
06706042

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PTBZ-5663-ZVYN

Address

Street Address
The Peepul Centre
Locality
Leicester
Postal Code
LE4 6DP
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKF21

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 8
Name
SIGN SOLUTIONS (SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETING AGENCY) LTD
Id
GB-COH-04802772

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
04802772

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PNYL-9683-ZHQD

Address

Street Address
First Floor, Ipsley Barn Berrington Close
Locality
Redditch
Postal Code
B98 0TJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG12

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 9
Name
SUPREME LINGUISTIC SERVICES LTD
Id
GB-COH-09340464

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
09340464

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYVM-6327-DZJV

Address

Street Address
Station House, Suite D, Great Barr Business Park, Baltimore Road
Locality
Birmingham
Postal Code
B42 1DY
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG31

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 10
Name
THE ROYAL ASSOCIATION FOR DEAF PEOPLE
Id
GB-COH-03973353

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
03973353

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYLX-6522-JNHN

Address

Street Address
Crystal Wharf, 36 Graham Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
N1 8GJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI43

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
Yes
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 11
Name
D A LANGUAGES LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-06207784

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
06207784

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PHLH-7424-WMWT

Address

Street Address
Suite 4a Statham House Talbot Road
Locality
Manchester
Postal Code
M32 0FP
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD34

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79530000
Description
Translation services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79540000
Description
Interpretation services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ2
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKJ3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKJ4
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-04299764
Name
AA GLOBAL LANGUAGE SERVICES LIMITED
Supplier 2
Id
GB-COH-06044167
Name
ABSOLUTE INTERPRETING & TRANSLATIONS LIMITED
Supplier 3
Id
GB-COH-05535464
Name
LANGUAGE EMPIRE LIMITED
Supplier 4
Id
GB-COH-06232449
Name
THEBIGWORD INTERPRETING SERVICES LIMITED
Supplier 5
Id
GB-COH-04545688
Name
VANDU LANGUAGES

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
2
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79530000
Description
Translation services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79540000
Description
Interpretation services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ2
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKJ3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKJ4
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-06706042
Name
ACTION DEAFNESS
Supplier 2
Id
GB-COH-04802772
Name
SIGN SOLUTIONS (SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETING AGENCY) LTD
Supplier 3
Id
GB-COH-09340464
Name
SUPREME LINGUISTIC SERVICES LTD
Supplier 4
Id
GB-COH-03973353
Name
THE ROYAL ASSOCIATION FOR DEAF PEOPLE
Supplier 5
Id
GB-COH-06232449
Name
THEBIGWORD INTERPRETING SERVICES LIMITED

Related lots

2
Award 3
Id
3
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
3
Related Lot
3

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79530000
Description
Translation services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ2
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKJ3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKJ4
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-06207784
Name
D A LANGUAGES LIMITED
Supplier 2
Id
GB-COH-06232449
Name
THEBIGWORD INTERPRETING SERVICES LIMITED
Supplier 3
Id
GB-COH-04545688
Name
VANDU LANGUAGES

Related lots

3

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
1 Jan 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 Jan 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Dec 2029, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
18,000,000
Amount
15,000,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
A-16087
Document Type
contractSigned
Format
application/pdf
Entry 2
Id
043680-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
13 May 2026, 07:06
Format
text/html
Entry 2
Id
2
Award ID
2
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
1 Jan 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 Jan 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Dec 2029, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
18,000,000
Amount
15,000,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
A-16087
Document Type
contractSigned
Format
application/pdf
Entry 2
Id
043680-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
13 May 2026, 07:06
Format
text/html
Entry 3
Id
3
Award ID
3
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
1 Jan 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 Jan 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Dec 2029, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
18,000,000
Amount
15,000,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
A-16087
Document Type
contractSigned
Format
application/pdf
Entry 2
Id
043680-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
13 May 2026, 07:06
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Lewes · UKJ22 · BN7 1UE · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 008316-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 043680-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·