Hansel, the Finnish government’s centralized procurement unit, has just announced contract awards to a total of 12 providers for a justice and litigation services and interpretation tender, worth EUR 24m (USD 28.3m). Continue reading
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Government procurement agency Hansel defends itself against critics of the way it handled Finland’s EUR 37.5m interpretation contract; denies it changed rules mid-process. Continue reading
Central procurement agency Hansel leaves Finnish government without language service contracts; source says big government clients may launch own tenders. Affected LSPs take Hansel to court. Hansel described as unprofessional customer. Continue reading
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EU awards EUR 63.5m interpretation contract to meet language needs of immigrants from southern border; Finland, EUR 37.5m, for those who make it way up north. Continue reading
Two Finnish language industry associations merge to step up government lobbying. Initiative comes in wake of EUR 17.5m framework contract, which one association head says was structured very differently from how language services are typically procured. Continue reading
Delingua goes on mini-hiring spree and fills three posts. Meanwhile, Danish LSP TextMinded appoints new Chief Operations Officer and Hungarian TMS provider Kilgray names new Business Development Manager amid broader management reshuffle. Continue reading
CEO of Nordic language service provider, Anders Uddfors, talks about why he hired from outside the translation industry to fill the Finland Managing Director role; discloses that 2015 group revenues grew 23% to EUR 74m, EBITDA margin at 8%. Continue reading
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