Official UK procurement notice
Interpretation and Translation Services
Authority: Lancashire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Authority is looking to procure a Contract to provide language services including spoken
and non-spoken Interpretation and Translation services to the Authority.
The contract will be tendered in two (2) Lots:
(i) Lot 1 - Face to Face interpreting for Social Service requirements, interviews, meetings,
consultation, for spoken languages, telephone interpretation and document translation
services
(ii) Lot 2 - Face to Face interpreting for Social Service requirements, interviews, meetings,
- Recurrence: The Agreement is available for up to 4 years, following which there is potential for the services to be continually required therefore there is potential (but not guarantee) for the Agreement to be re-procured. Any re-procurement is at the discretion of the contracting authority and will be completed compliantly.
CPV: Interpretation services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Lancashire County Council is seeking to Procure a contract agreementCancelledRenewal
Lancashire County Council is seeking to Procure a contract agreement. Details of which are including within the tender documents.
Lot #2Lancashire County Council is seeking to Procure a contract agreementCancelledRenewal
Lancashire County Council is seeking to Procure a contract agreement. Details of which are including within the tender documents.
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60
- Price: 40
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- 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 · The Agreement is available for up to 4 years, following which there is potential for the services to be continually required therefore there is potential (but not guarantee) for the Agreement to be re-procured. Any re-procurement is at the discretion of the contracting authority and will be completed compliantly.
- First published
- 8 Feb 2021, 09:28 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Jul 2021, 15:14 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 11 Mar 2021 – …
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-015233- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0290f4Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Mar 2021, 10:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 11 Mar 2021, 11:00 GMT
Timeline
11 Mar 2021 → 2 Jul 2021 · 3 dates- Submission deadline11 Mar 2021, 10:00 GMT
- Bids opened11 Mar 2021, 11:00 GMT
- Notice published2 Jul 2021, 15:14 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete2 Jul 2021, 15:14 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not linked to a lot2 awards | |||
| DA Languages Limited | £800,000 † | — | Awarded |
| CoSign Partners in Communication LtdSME | £120,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 015233-2021-1 · DA Languages Limited
- Signed
- 1 Jun 2021
- Value
- £800,000
- Status
- active
Contract 015233-2021-2 · CoSign Partners in Communication LtdSME
- Signed
- 1 Jun 2021
- Value
- £120,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of Justice - The High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- CoSign Partners in Communication LtdAwarded supplier
- DA Languages LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria