Procurement of interpretation services
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About This Opportunity
This is a framework agreement contract in the general supplies sector. Located in Finland, Europe, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums.
Published through Hilma Finland, a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for framework agreement in the general supplies sector. Framework agreements establish terms for recurring procurement over a defined period. Selected firms are called upon as needs arise, making this a longer-term engagement opportunity. This contract has already been awarded. The information is published for transparency and market intelligence purposes.
Description
Auto-translated from fiThe subject of the procurement was various interpretation services for the City of Vantaa.
The procurement was divided into sub-areas as follows:
Sub-area 1: On-site and remote interpretation
Sub-area 2: Express interpretation
Sub-area 3: Interpretation for special groups
Based on the City of Vantaa's contracts, all departments of the City of Vantaa and Vantaa Property Services Vantti Oy can make procurements.
According to Section 125 of the Public Procurement Act (1397/2016), the procurement procedure can only be cancelled for a real and justified reason.
The contracting entity has identified deficiencies and information to be supplemented, as well as contradictions regarding minimum requirements and award criteria in the request for proposal, draft contract, and product specifications, which necessitate the cancellation of the procurement and the publication of a new procurement notice. Therefore, there is a real and justified reason for cancelling the procurement.
The contracting entity will correct the aforementioned issues and publish a new request for proposal for the procurement as soon as possible., On-site and remote interpretation Three (3) contracting suppliers will be selected for the framework arrangement in sub-area 1, whose services will be ordered during the contract period, primarily following the order of priority.
The operating model of the framework arrangement is described in Appendix 1 (Draft Contract).
A more detailed description of the procurement is provided in Appendix 2 Service Description On-site and remote interpretation.
The estimated number of interpretation events annually is:
- On-site interpretations: 6,000 instances
- Remote interpretations: 18,000 instances
The estimated monetary values of the procurement are distributed by customer during the contract period (48 months) as follows:
Sub-area 1
City of Vantaa, approx. EUR 2,500,000
Vantaa Property Services Vantti Oy, approx. EUR 4,000, Express interpretation Three (3) contracting suppliers will be selected for sub-area 2.
A more detailed description of the procurement is provided in Appendix 3 Service Description
Express interpretation.
The estimated number of interpretation events annually is:
- Express interpretations: 14,000 instances
The estimated monetary values of the procurement are distributed by customer during the contract period (48 months) as follows:
Sub-area 2
City of Vantaa, approx. EUR 800,000
Vantaa Property Services Vantti Oy, approx. EUR 3,000, Interpretation for special groups Two (2) contracting suppliers will be selected for the framework arrangement in sub-area 3, whose
services will be ordered during the contract period, primarily following the order of priority.
The operating model of the framework arrangement is described in Appendix 1 (Draft Contract).
A more detailed description of the procurement is provided in Appendix 4 Service Description
Interpretation for special groups.
The estimated number of interpretation events annually is:
- Interpretations for special groups: 400 instances
The estimated monetary values of the procurement are distributed by customer during the contract period (48 months) as follows:
Sub-area 3
City of Vantaa, approx. EUR 250,000
Vantaa Property Services Vantti Oy, approx. EUR 3,000,
Lot 1: On-site and remote interpretation
Three (3) contracting suppliers will be selected for the framework arrangement in sub-area 1, whose services will be ordered during the contract period, primarily following the order of priority.
The operating model of the framework arrangement is described in Appendix 1 (Draft Contract).
A more detailed description of the procurement is provided in Appendix 2 Service Description On-site and remote interpretation.
The estimated number of interpretation events annually is:
- On-site interpretations: 6,000 instances
- Remote interpretations: 18,000 instances
The estimated monetary values of the procurement are distributed by customer during the contract period (48 months) as follows:
Sub-area 1
City of Vantaa, approx. EUR 2,500,000
Vantaa Property Services Vantti Oy, approx. EUR 4,000
Lot 2: Express interpretation
Three (3) contracting suppliers will be selected for sub-area 2.
A more detailed description of the procurement is provided in Appendix 3 Service Description
Express interpretation.
The estimated number of interpretation events annually is:
- Express interpretations: 14,000 instances
The estimated monetary values of the procurement are distributed by customer during the contract period (48 months) as follows:
Sub-area 2
City of Vantaa, approx. EUR 800,000
Vantaa Property Services Vantti Oy, approx. EUR 3,000
Lot 3: Interpretation for special groups
Two (2) contracting suppliers will be selected for the framework arrangement in sub-area 3, whose
services will be ordered during the contract period, primarily following the order of priority.
The operating model of the framework arrangement is described in Appendix 1 (Draft Contract).
A more detailed description of the procurement is provided in Appendix 4 Service Description
Interpretation for special groups.
The estimated number of interpretation events annually is:
- Interpretations for special groups: 400 instances
The estimated monetary values of the procurement are distributed by customer during the contract period (48 months) as follows:
Sub-area 3
City of Vantaa, approx. EUR 250,000
Vantaa Property Services Vantti Oy, approx. EUR 3,000
CPV: 79540000
Organisation: City of Vantaa
Procedure: open
Data provenance
This notice is sourced from Hilma Finland and was originally published on May 20, 2026. Last refreshed 30 days ago. Original language: fi. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.
About Vantaan kaupunki
Vantaan kaupunki has issued 152 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 13 currently open and 38 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in General Supplies & Services, Construction & Civil Works, and Information & Communication Technology. All notices are published for Finland. Notices are distributed via Hilma Finland and TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (EU). Most recent publication: June 18, 2026.
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