Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bee-a46d-72ec-98cc-86b29a1a20a4/frenchenglish-interpretation-and-translation-services closed GB open procedure # French/English interpretation and translation services [Office of Rail and Road](https://tendernation.io/buyers/office-of-rail-and-road) Estimated value £75,000 Published 16 Dec 2016 Deadline Closed 30 Jan 2017 ## Who can bid - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender Provision of simultaneous translation of spoken French into English and vice versa during meetings in the UK of the IGC and CTSA including with their relevant stakeholders. Two translators are required for each meeting, working individually in 30 - 45 minutes stints each, to provide simultaneous translation from French into English and English into French, generally using the 'tour guide' equipment system (we provide the hardware). Meetings typically involve 12-20 participants, but can range in sizes of between 4 persons upwards to a maximum of 40 persons. Project timescales - Approximately 14 x 1 day meetings per year - usually held mid-week in London - although on rare occasions either Folkestone, Maidstone, Lille or Brussels - where necessary pre-agreed travel and subsistence costs will be reimbursed. To provide accurate translation of documents from French into English within specified deadlines. These are typically 2,000 words for official letters, 5,000 for minutes of meetings, 5000 words for inspection reports and 500 words for e-mails. Project timescales - Ongoing throughout the year. An average of 3 documents per week of varying length though often increasing in number both prior to and after meetings of the IGC and CTSA. Workload is significantly lighter in August. Additional information: This tender closes on 30/01/2017 at 12pm. All communication must be via our portal. Read full description ## CPV classification Translation services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/18204610-e51a-42ca-8ca2-f3c3b538aa1c) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Office of Rail and Road: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/office-of-rail-and-road) [Sector More Business services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/business-services) ## More tenders like this [Social Housing Emerging Disrupters 6 · Procurement for Housing · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a154e4-4909-7303-a67f-9c3bff3eb4d8/social-housing-emerging-disrupters-6) [Business travel services – Rahmenvertrag Bearbeitung von Reisekostenabrechnungen nach BRKG · GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-cd6e-73e4-b6e8-3954e5689021/germany-business-travel-services-rahmenvertrag-bearbeitung-von-reisekostenab) [Photocopying services – Externe printdiensten · VZW Sint-Paulusschool · 36 days left · 24 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-34d8-71be-840d-38bf2a8bcc92/belgium-photocopying-services-externe-printdiensten) [Supply services of personnel including temporary staff – Diák- és nyugdíjas munkaerő biztosítása NTH (376) · NTH Nemzeti Tőkeholding Zrt. · 11 days left · 30 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-76f6-70c4-823e-7b614dada7b3/hungary-supply-services-of-personnel-including-temporary-staff-diak-es-nyug) [Interpretation services – Tolktjänster · Stockholms läns sjukvårdsområde · 31 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-4e9a-70dc-8b27-e3d274e53dc5/sweden-interpretation-services-tolktjanster) [Printing and distribution services – SGCD53\_MARCHE\_ELECTIONS\_BRGE · Préfecture de la Mayenne · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-7726-73f4-bb67-b3121363d6bf/france-printing-and-distribution-services-sgcd53-marche-elections-brge)