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Published 5 Aug 2021, 14:46 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Interpreting and Communication Services for People who are d/Deaf and Deafblind (August 2021)

Official notice

Authority: Kent County Council (Local council)

Framework agreement2 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 7 Sept 2021awarded 1 Dec 2021
Lots 2see the lot list below
Framework period Ends 16 Jun 2023

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The council has set up a framework for interpreting and communication services for people who are d/deaf and deafblind to allow the council to buy communication services from a list of approved providers who meet a certain set of minimum standards.

CPV: Other community, social and personal services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
1 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1Lot 1: Face-to-face interpreting services (verbal);Awarded

Lot 1: Face-to-face interpreting services (verbal);

Lot 2: Face-to-face interpreting services (non-verbal);

Lot 3: Transcription;

Lot 4: Lip speakers;

Lot 5: Speech to text reporters;

Lot 6: Deaf relay;

Lot 7: Translation;

Lot 8: Video interpreting services;

Lot 9: Other sign language Interpreting from an international range of languages;

Lot 10: Trainee interpreters.

Delivery: South East
Lot #2Lot 1: Face-to-face interpreting services (verbal);

Lot 1: Face-to-face interpreting services (verbal);

Lot 2: Face-to-face interpreting services (non-verbal);

Lot 3: Transcription;

Lot 4: Lip speakers;

Lot 5: Speech to text reporters;

Lot 6: Deaf relay;

Lot 7: Translation;

Lot 8: Video interpreting services;

Lot 9: Other sign language Interpreting from an international range of languages;

Lot 10: Trainee interpreters.

The partner organisations with access to the framework are as follows:

— Kent Police,

— Kent Fire and Rescue,

— National Deaf Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service- Kent,

— KMPT (Kent and Medway Partnership Trust), and

— Dover District Council.

At any time during the term of the framework, any of the following public sector organisations may apply to gain access to the framework:

— Medway Council,

  • Kent Schools

— any district council in Kent,

— KCHFT (Kent Community Health Foundation Trust),

— NHS England (Kent and Medway) (AKA NHS Commissioning Board),

— Kent & Medway NHS Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).

Contract period: … – 16 Jun 2023
Delivery: South East
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
Quality: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 100
  • Price: 0
What this means for your bid
  • “Interpreting and Communication Services for People who are d/Deaf and…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
5 Aug 2021, 14:46 BST
Last source update
5 Jan 2022, 10:30 GMT
Award evaluation window
7 Sept 2021 – …
Authority reference
DN560764
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-000157
Classification (CPV)
Other community, social and personal services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d151 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Appointment period ends
7 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
7 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

7 Sept 2021 → 5 Jan 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    7 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    7 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    5 Jan 2022, 10:30 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    5 Jan 2022, 10:30 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Dec 2021

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract 000157-2022-SC18074-1

    Signed
    1 Dec 2021
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Lot 1: Face-to-face interpreting services (verbal);1bids——£1 – £200,000
Whole notice———£1 – £200,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Kent County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Maidstone, South East, ME14 1XQContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.