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Published 29 Jul 2022, 11:40 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Interpreting and Communication Services for People who are D/deaf and Deafblind (August 2022)

Official notice

Authority: Kent County Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: South East (UKJ4)
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 5 Sept 2022awarded 3 Oct 2022
Framework period Ends 16 Jun 2023

What is being bought

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot numbers 1-10Awarded

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.

Contract period: … – 16 Jun 2023
Delivery: South East
Variant bids: not allowed
98000000 Other community, social and personal 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: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 100
  • Price: 0
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Requirements stipulated in the Invitation to Tender documents

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
Yes
First published
29 Jul 2022, 11:40 BST
Last source update
31 Oct 2022, 10:57 GMT
Award evaluation window
5 Sept 2022 – …
Authority reference
DN623767
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-030632
Classification (CPV)
Other community, social and personal services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03575b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Appointment period ends
5 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
5 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk ↗

Timeline

5 Sept 2022 → 31 Oct 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    5 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    5 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    31 Oct 2022, 10:57 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    31 Oct 2022, 10:57 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 3 Oct 2022

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

Contracts

  • Contract 030632-2022-SC18074-1

    Signed
    3 Oct 2022
    Value
    —
    Period
    … – 16 Jun 2023
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
Lot numbers 1-101bids——£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 (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria