Official UK procurement notice
ID2665864 Collaborative Framework for the Provision of Interpreting and Translation Services
Authority: Department for Communities DfC (Central government)
What is being bought12 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis is a multi-lot Framework Tender subdivided into the following twelve (12) Lots:-
- Lot 1 Face to Face and Video Interpreting Services
- Lot 2 Telephone Interpreting Services
- Lot 3.1 Sign Language (BSL, ISL and VRI)
- Lot 3.2 Lip Speakers
- Lot 3.3 Electronic and manual note takers
- Lot 3.4 Makaton;
- Lot 4 Translation and Transcription Services
- Lot 5.1 Braille
- Lot 5.2 Audio
- Lot 5.3 Large Print
- Lot 5.4 Easy Read; and
- Lot 5.5 DAISY Tenderers can bid for one or more lots. There is no restriction on the number of lots a tenderer may be appointed to; however a tenderer must have the capability and capacity to deliver all lots tendered for. See Instructions to Tenderers section 5.1 How your tender will be assessed for information on the maximum number of tenderers expected to be appointed per Lot. Tenderers should refer to the various lot Specification Schedules and appendices for more details on the services required.
CPV: Interpretation services · Translation services
Lots and requirements (12)Procurement structure
12 lots · no lot values published · a supplier may bid for at most 12 of themLot #1Face to Face and Video Interpreting Services
Lot #2Telephone Interpreting Services
Lot #31 Sign Language (BSL, ISL and VRI)
Lot #42 Lip Speakers
Lot #53 Electronic and manual note takers
Lot #64 Makaton
Lot #7Translation and Transcription Services
Lot #81 Braille
Lot #92 Audio
Lot #103 Large Print
Lot #114 Easy Read
Lot #125 DAISY
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- Shortlisting
- As per Tender documentation
- “ID2665864 Collaborative Framework for the Provision of Interpreting…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 6 Aug 2021, 16:45 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Aug 2021, 16:45 BST
- Authority reference
ID2665864- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-019099- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and, where appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. This provides time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
Publisher note: The Framework Agreement is being let by Construction and Procurement Delivery (CPD) on behalf of Department for. Communities (DfC) and wider Northern Ireland Public sector. A list of potential organisations is included within Annex B of the tender documents. . . The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored in line with PGN 01/12. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance will result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a period of twelve months from the date of issue of the certificate.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 6 Sept 2021, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
6 Aug 2021 → 6 Sept 2021 · 2 dates- Notice published6 Aug 2021, 16:45 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown6 Sept 2021, 15:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 (as amended).Review body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.