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Published 13 Sept 2022, 16:23 BST

Official UK procurement notice

22 055 - Translation & Interpretation Services

Official notice

Authority: Cheshire East Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North West (UKD62)
Published estimate£950,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 14 Oct 2022awarded 2 Dec 2022
Awarded to Supreme Linguistic Services T/A Premium Linguistic Services Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council intends to appoint a single Provider to deliver a fully managed Translation,

Interpretation and Transcription Service. The service shall include provisions for: -

  • Face to Face Interpretation Services (Verbal)
  • Face to Face Interpretation Services (Non-Verbal)
  • Telephone Interpretation Services Scheduled
  • Telephone Interpretation Services on Demand
  • Video Interpretation Services (Verbal)
  • Video Interpretation Services (Non-Verbal)
  • Document translation, including Braille, Large Print, Easy Read and Audio Transcriptions.

CPV: Translation services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Delivery: North West
Extensions: The initial contract period will be for 2 years from 01/02/23 to 31/01/25 There will be 2 optional extension periods. 1 x 24 months and 1 x 12 months to be exercised at the discretion of the Council. · It will be renewed (up to 12 months prior) by the end of the initial contract period Jan 25 or by the end of the first extension period: Jan 27, or by the end of the full 5 year extended period Jan 28.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
13 Sept 2022, 16:23 BST
Last source update
5 Apr 2023, 09:23 BST
Award evaluation window
14 Oct 2022 – …
Authority reference
DN630261
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-009885
Classification (CPV)
Translation services
Delivery area
North West (UKD62)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036825 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

In accordance with Regulation 86 (Notices of decisions to award a contract), Regulation 87(Standstill Period)and Regulation 91 (Enforcement of duties through the court) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended).

Cheshire East Borough Council will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to review and scrutinize the award decision before the contract is entered into.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
14 Oct 2022, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
14 Oct 2022, 14:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com ↗

Timeline

14 Oct 2022 → 5 Apr 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    14 Oct 2022, 14:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    14 Oct 2022, 14:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    5 Apr 2023, 09:23 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    5 Apr 2023, 09:23 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £950,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 87 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Dec 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Supreme Linguistic Services T/A Premium Linguistic Services LimitedSME£950,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8bids · 8 electronic · 1 from abroad7——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cheshire East Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Westfields, Middlewich Road, Sandbach, North West, CW11 1HZContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.