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Published 28 May 2025, 09:21 BST

Official UK procurement notice

GMC2211 Welsh Language Translation Services

Official notice

Authority: General Medical Council (GMC) (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UKWales (UKL)
Published estimate£125,000≈ £42k / year · £150,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 8 Jul 2025awarded 21 Aug 2025
Awarded to Cymen
Contract term 3 yrsends 12 Sept 2028 · up to 12 Sept 2030 with extensions · starts 12 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Translation of written and oral communications into Welsh and from Welsh to English

CPV: Translation services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£125,000
Contract period: 12 Sept 2025 – 12 Sept 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 12 Sept 2030 with extensionsValue: £125,000 exc. VAT · £150,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UK, WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: The contract can be extended for two periods of twelve months. Totally a 24 month extension overall if enacted .
79530000 Translation services

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
Quality: 75%Price: 15%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Quality: 75%
  • Commerical: 15%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality
  • Commerical
  • Social Value
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
28 May 2025, 09:21 BST
Last source update
12 Sept 2025, 16:53 BST
Authority reference
GMC2211
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-030509
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Translation services
Delivery area
UKWales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05277a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
8 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
24 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

All tender submissions need to be submitted in an electronic format via the my tenders eProcurement platform www.mytenders.co.uk ↗

Timeline

28 May 2025 → 12 Sept 2025 · 7 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    28 May 2025, 09:21 BST
  2. Tender notice published
    6 Jun 2025, 11:27 BST
  3. Next notice expected
    6 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Clarification questions by
    24 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
  5. Submission deadline
    8 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  6. Contract starts
    12 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  7. Latest notice published
    12 Sept 2025, 16:53 BST

Notice history

10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 May 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    28 May 2025, 09:21 BST
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    6 Jun 2025, 11:27 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value published: £125,000
    6 Jun 2025, 11:27 BST
  4. Status changed to active
    6 Jun 2025, 11:27 BST
  5. Procurement method changed
    6 Jun 2025, 11:27 BST
  6. Deadline published: 8 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
    6 Jun 2025, 11:27 BST
  7. Contract award notice published
    22 Aug 2025, 12:42 BST
    UK6
  8. Status changed to complete
    22 Aug 2025, 12:42 BST
  9. Contract signature expected
    2 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  10. Contract details notice published
    12 Sept 2025, 16:53 BST
    UK7
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-05: 1 release · 28 May 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £125,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 11 Sept 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Cymen12 Sept 2025 – 11 Sept 2028 · up to 11 Sept 2033Extensions: The contract will run from the date of the award of the contract to 11th September 2028, with the option to extend by two (2) periods of twelve (12 months). £125,00021 Aug 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • GMC2211 Welsh Language Translation Services · Cymen

    Signed
    11 Sept 2025
    Value
    £125,000
    Period
    12 Sept 2025 – 11 Sept 2028 · up to 10 Sept 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    two periods of twelve month extensions taking the contract to 10/09/2030

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders20—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

General Medical Council (GMC)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-CHC: 1089278 3 Hardman Street, Manchester, North West, M3 3AWContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • CymenAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PXPD-2149-PMLG Pen Deitsh, Caernarfon, Wales, LL55 2AYContact email

Official documents & specifications (10)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure