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Published 3 Feb 2022, 10:36 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

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

Official notice

Authority: Kent County Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure

Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: South East (UKJ4)

Published value£200,000published on the single lot · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Submissions closed 7 Mar 2022awarded 14 Apr 2022

Framework period Ends 15 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: Miscellaneous services

How this framework works

From the published notice

Bids received: 2 bids received · 2 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Lot Numbers 1-10AwardedPublished value£200,000

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: … – 15 Jun 2023

Delivery: South East

Variant bids: not allowed

98300000 Miscellaneous 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: Yes
First published: 3 Feb 2022, 10:36 GMT
Last source update: 28 Apr 2022, 16:04 BST
Award evaluation window: 7 Mar 2022 – …
Authority reference: DN595441
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-010991
Classification (CPV): Miscellaneous services
Delivery area: South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0312c5 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: 7 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 90 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 7 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk ↗

Timeline

7 Mar 2022 → 28 Apr 2022 · 3 dates

Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
7 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
Bids opened
7 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
Notice published
28 Apr 2022, 16:04 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
28 Apr 2022, 16:04 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 2

Contracts signed 2latest 14 Apr 2022

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

Contracts

Contract 010991-2022-SC18074-1
Signed
14 Apr 2022
Value
—
Period
… – 15 Jun 2023
Status
active
Contract 010991-2022-SC18074-2
Signed
14 Apr 2022
Value
—
Period
… – 15 Jun 2023
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
Lot Numbers 1-10	2bids	—	—	£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

Interp-ability LtdFramework contractor East Sussex, South East
Kelly WestFramework contractor Kent, South East

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.