Published date: 16 January 2026

Last edited date: 13 February 2026

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 28 November 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Interpretation services - 79540000

Location of contract

North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland

Value of contract

£208,700,000

Procurement reference

tender_286548/1545904

Published date

16 January 2026

Closing date

28 November 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

5 October 2026

Contract end date

4 October 2030

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The provision of spoken language interpreting including face to face, telephone and video interpreting services. The interpreter in all cases must convert the spoken language from one language to another enabling listeners and speakers to understand each other.

More information

Attachments

Additional text

This contract has 3 years optional extensions with a final end date of 2033.

Award information

Awarded date

17 December 2025

Contract start date

5 October 2026

Contract end date

4 October 2030

Total value of contract

£208,700,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

thebigword Group Holdings Limited

Address

Leeds, LS12 6LL

Reference

Companies House number: 13503603

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9AJ
England

Email

elise.ballantyne@justice.gov.uk