Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- The Police & Crime Commissioner for Sussex · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- D A Languages Limited SME
- Value
- Not published
- Procedure
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Sector
- Business services · Translation services (CPV 79530000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 097090-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date14 Oct 2026
- Published14 Oct 2026Published the same day
Description
The requirement relates to the provision of face-to-face and telephone interpreting and translation services to support operational policing activities, including the needs of officers and custody staff in the execution of their duties. As this is a demand-led service, the Authority is unable to accurately forecast the volume of interpreting and translation services that will be required during the contract period. Consequently, the contract value has been estimated based on historical expenditure over a 12-month period and proportionally extrapolated to reflect the proposed 15-month extension term. The stated value is therefore indicative and represents the Authority's best estimate of anticipated expenditure for the duration of the extension.
About the supplier
D A Languages Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06207784).