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Published 11 May 2021, 22:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Language Services - Translation and Transcription

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Justice (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£180,160,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 27 Apr 2021

Awarded to THEBIGWORD GROUP LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a corrigendum notice to the Contract Award Notice 2021/S 000-010341, Publication date: 11 May 2021.

Short Description:

This is a contract award notice following the procurment for the provision of translation and transcription services for the Ministry of Justice, its executive agencies, its arm's length bodies and any other government body.

The call for competition Contract Notice number is 2020/S 207-506366 (ted.europa.eu/udl ↗

uri=TED:NOTICE:506366-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML)

CPV: Translation services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The services include the translation of written material and transcription of oral…Awarded

The services include the translation of written material and transcription of oral material from a source language into a target language within a specified timescale and format as requested by MoJ entities and other bodies across England, Wales and Scotland.

The scope of services includes:

— translation of written material from one language to another as text,

— transcription of audio files, tapes and other electronic media into written and/or electronic text documents in the same or different languages,

— transcription of written documents and/or electronic media into alternative formations such as (but not limited to) braille, easy read, large print, text to audio and typesetting.

Delivery: UK

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

As per the ITT guidance documents found at the abovementioned site: As per the ITT guidance
As per the ITT guidance documents found at the abovementioned site: As per the ITT guidance

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: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 11 May 2021, 22:55 BST
Last source update: 19 May 2021, 22:55 BST
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-011133
Classification (CPV): Translation services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02afd6 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Buyer details updated
19 May 2021, 22:55 BST

Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)

When	What	Before	After	Shift
—	TextV.2.4)	Total value of the contract/lot: £180,160,000	Total value of the contract/lot: £18,160,000

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £180,160,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 6

Contracts signed 1latest 27 Apr 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
THEBIGWORD GROUP LIMITEDTranslation and Transcription	£180,160,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Translation and Transcription · THEBIGWORD GROUP LIMITED
Signed
27 Apr 2021
Value
£180,160,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
6bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Ministry of Justice

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services 102 Petty France, London, UK, SW1H 9AJContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

thebigword Group LtdAwarded supplier Link-Up House, Wortley Ring Road, Lower Wortley, Leeds, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.