National Audit Office of Finland (NAOF), Swedish and English translation services, transcription and Finnish language services Text automatically translated in your browsing language Automatically translated

The target of the procurement is Swedish and English translation services, transcriptions and Finnish language services. The procurement complies with the Act on Public Procurement and Concession Contracts (1397/2016, "the Procurement Act"). The estimated total value of the procurement during the contract period exceeds the EU threshold referred to in section 26 of the Act on Public Contracts. The procurement procedure is an open procedure in accordance with section 32 of the Act on Public Contracts. The actual contract period is four (4) years. The actual contract period may be extended by two (2) option periods of one (1) year. The option is a right, not an obligation, of the Contracting Entity. No compensation shall be paid to tenderers for submitting a tender. Tenders must be submitted in Finnish. The tender documents are available in Finnish. If the tenderer wishes to receive the tender documents in another language, he shall bear the cost of translation. The target of the procurement is demanding translation services from Finnish to Swedish and from Finnish to English. The annual volume of the procurement is estimated to be between 1500 and 2500 pages/year. It is estimated that two-thirds of the procurement consists of translations from Finnish into Swedish and one-third of the procurement consists of translations from Finnish into English. Translations can also be ordered occasionally in other language pairs between the three main languages (Finnish, Swedish, English). In addition, the acquisition includes Finnish language editing, transcriptions (audit interviews) and video subtitling. Proofreading involves checking the spelling of the text and providing reasoned views on how to improve the comprehension and structuring of the text. The procurement may also occasionally include English or Swedish language services. The translation and language services purchased by the contracting entity target demanding expert texts that require knowledge of vocabulary related to public administration and, in particular, central government finances. A request for information on the procurement was published on 2 April 2025 (555689 / Request for information on the competitive tendering of translation services), notification Hilma number 2025-155888. It was possible to reply to the request for information by 9 April 2025. One (1) reply to the request for information was received. Text automatically translated in your browsing language Automatically translated

79530000 - Translation services