Official UK procurement notice
Interpreting and Communication Services for People who are d/Deaf and Deafblind (August 2021)
Authority: Kent County Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe 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 publishedLot #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.
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).
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: 100
- Price: 0
- “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)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d151Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 7 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 7 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
Timeline
7 Sept 2021 → 5 Jan 2022 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown7 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened7 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
- Notice published5 Jan 2022, 10:30 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete5 Jan 2022, 10:30 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 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
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid 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
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Sue Whitewood Sign Language & Lip Reading ServiceFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.