Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Scottish Government · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Suppliers
- Global Connections (Scotland) Ltd SME, Global Language Services Ltd SME, DA Languages Limited SME, Language Line Limited (trading as LanguageLine Solutions) SME, Sign Solutions SME
- Value
- £20,000,000 across 4 lots
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Business services · Translation services (CPV 79530000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 072462-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date13 Jul 2026
- Published31 Jul 2026Published 18 days after the contract date
Description
Under Lot 1 - Face to Face Interpreting Services, the Contractor will provide a comprehensive face to face interpreting service from English into a wide range of spoken languages and dialects and from those languages and dialects into English or other languages as requested by Framework Public Bodies
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Interpreting, Translation and Transcription: Lot 1 - Face to Face Interpreting Services | Global Connections (Scotland) Ltd SME, Global Language Services Ltd SME | £9m |
| Interpreting, Translation and Transcription: Lot 2 – Telephone and Video Conferencing Interpreting Services | DA Languages Limited SME, Language Line Limited (trading as LanguageLine Solutions) SME | £4m |
| Interpreting, Translation and Transcription: Lot 3 – Translation and Transcription Services | DA Languages Limited SME, Global Connections (Scotland) Ltd SME | £3m |
| Interpreting, Translation and Transcription: Lot 4 – Sign Language Services – British and International | Sign Solutions SME | £4m |
About the suppliers
Global Connections (Scotland) Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Global Language Services Ltd: every public contract they have won.
DA Languages Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06207784).
Language Line Limited (trading as LanguageLine Solutions): every public contract they have won.
Sign Solutions: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04802772).