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Published 5 Feb 2021, 10:30 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

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

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 8 Mar 2021awarded 1 Apr 2021
Framework period Ends 16 Jun 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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 set of minimum standards.

CPV: Other community, social and personal services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
3 bids received · 2 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lots 1-10 (as Described in II.2.4)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;

Lot 10: Trainee Interpreters.

Contract period: … – 16 Jun 2022
Delivery: South East · Kent
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
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 Feb 2021, 10:30 GMT
Last source update
6 May 2021, 14:36 BST
Award evaluation window
8 Mar 2021 – …
Authority reference
DN525284
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-009856
Classification (CPV)
Other community, social and personal services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02907c 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
8 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
8 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk ↗

Timeline

8 Mar 2021 → 6 May 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    8 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    8 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    6 May 2021, 14:36 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 May 2021, 14:36 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 2admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 2latest 1 Apr 2021

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

Contracts

  • Contract 009856-2021-1-1

    Signed
    1 Apr 2021
    Value
    —
    Period
    … – 16 Jun 2022
    Status
    active

  • Contract 009856-2021-2-2

    Signed
    1 Apr 2021
    Value
    —
    Period
    … – 16 Jun 2022
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
Lots 1-10 (as Described in II.2.4)3bids——£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

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.