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
After withdrawing twice, government contracting agency re-issues call for tender on renewal of major framework agreement for interpretation. Vendors under current framework include Semantix and Norway’s Hero Tolk. Continue reading
From newly formed ULG to MotaWord, Cloudwords, thebigword, and RWS’s CTi unit, 2016 has seen its fair share of senior appointments in the language industry. Here is a roundup of last year’s most important new hires. Continue reading
Technology may enable humans to replace many things, but relationships remain a constant in the language industry. Amid today’s great technology disruption, the human touch will not go away, says a recent appointee. This is the week in language industry hires at Ubiqus, Hero Tolk, TextMinded, and Andovar. Continue reading
Norwegian interpretation group Hero Tolk enters the market in Finland and acquires Helsingin Tulkkipalvelut. CEO expects combined group to generate USD 15m in 2016. Arabic, Somali, Tigrinya, Pashto, and Dari drive demand. Continue reading
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