Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bfd-0563-71f7-b6da-86d9e9b611c2/cswcov-language-services-framework-agreement-award awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # CSW/COV - Language Services Framework Agreement - AWARD [Coventry - Solihull - Warwickshire](https://tendernation.io/buyers/coventry-solihull-warwickshire) Open field Estimated value £1,084,000 Published 18 Nov 2016 Deadline Closed 21 Jan 2016 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Sets up a framework Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender It is the intention of Coventry City Council and Warwickshire County Council to let a Framework Agreement for the provision of Language Services which includes; Spoken Face-to-Face Interpretation, Translation, Sign Language Interpretation and Telephonic Interpretation. The purpose is to make Local Authority and Health services equally accessible to all where English is not their first language and/or where service users have hearing, visual or speech impairment. The aim of the Framework Agreement is to make communication possible between professionals and service users in an impartial and confidential manner. - Lot 1 Face-to-Face Interpretation Services - Lot 2 Translation Services - Lot 3 Sign Language interpretation Services - Lot 4 Telephonic Interpretation Services ### Contract Start Date: 1st June 2016 Contract Length: 2 years initially with the option to extend for 2 x 12 months ## CPV classification Interpretation services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/8faefed6-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) 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 Coventry - Solihull - Warwickshire: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/coventry-solihull-warwickshire) [Sector More Business services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/business-services) ## More tenders like this [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) [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) [Graphic design services – MAGAZINE DES PAYS DE LA LOIRE - LOT1 MISE EN PAGE · Région des Pays de la Loire · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-cd94-7139-b774-287bdb24987c/france-graphic-design-services-magazine-des-pays-de-la-loire-lot1-mise-en)