Procurement Summary
Country: Finland
Summary: Request for Information: Procurement of Sign Language Interpreting and Translation Services for the Government
Deadline: 09 Aug 2026
Posting Date: 25 Jun 2026
Other Information
Notice Type: Procurement Plan/GPN/PIN
TOT Ref.No.: 143990688
Document Ref. No.: 431794-2026
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
CPV Classification
79530000 - Translation services
79540000 - Interpretation services
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Tender Details
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION: Procurement of sign language interpreting and translation services for the Government The Cabinet Office (VNK) is one of the 12 ministries. Its main task is to support the prime minister in managing the government and the work of the government and parliament in coordination. VNK is responsible for organizing the government's activities and organizing the government's operating conditions under all circumstances. The Chancellery of the Government prepares the Finnish and procurement of interpretation and translation services for Finnish-Swedish sign language. Interpreting and translation services are mainly needed from Finland and/or Sweden to Finnish and Finnish-Swedish sign language, but also to some extent from Finnish and from Finnish-Swedish sign language into Finnish. Sign language interpretation and translation services are especially needed for the needs of the Government Communications Department, which will start on July 1, 2026 in the Government Office. The Government Communications Department is responsible on the communication of the Government and its ministries and the coordination of the communication of the state administration. The recommendation on the use of sign languages in the Government's communication 2025 promotes the realization of the linguistic rights of sign speakers. Communication-related in addition to interpretation and translation services, other sign language interpretation and translation needs of the ministries are also subject to procurement. Interpretations and translations can concern anything that belongs to the departments of the ministries...
Document Type: Prior Information Notice Reference Number: VN/18899/2026 Contract Type: services Authority Type: cga Doc Title: INFORMATION REQUEST: Procurement of sign language interpreting and translation services for the Government Dispatch Date: 2026-06-23 Publish Date: 2026-06-25 Submission Date: 2026-08-09
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