Supreme Court upholds decision to set aside state translation service contract

The Supreme Court has upheld a decision setting aside the awarding of a contract for supply of interpreters for the State's immigration service and Legal Aid Board.

Word Perfect Translation Services Ltd was the losing bidder in a 2016 competition to provide the service which was organised by an office within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Word Perfect had been supplying a translation service to the State since 2007.