Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Sign Language Interpretation Services
Authority: Northern Ireland Assembly Commission (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Northern Ireland Assembly Commission is seeking to procure British Sign Language (BSL) and Irish Sign Language (ISL) translation and interpretation services in order to deliver its duties and provide an effective service to Members and the public. It is seeking to appoint a supplier of sign language interpretation services, in BSL/ISL, to support the Assembly’s legislative, scrutiny and representational roles. This will facilitate understanding by a more diverse range of citizens of the policy, legislative and scrutiny work of the Assembly and its Committees, creating opportunities for broader engagement in the democratic process and leading to more informed and comprehensive decision making by the Assembly. These services may be required to be delivered in-person, in a live-broadcast environment and at times requests may be made for remote delivery, or provision in a recorded for broadcast video format.
CPV: Interpretation services · Translation services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£178,100
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 sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 70%
- Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Cost: 30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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
- Yes
- First published
- 24 Jan 2025, 15:31 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 Apr 2025, 09:15 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 25 Feb 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-017183- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d62cFind a Tender
- Review procedure
The Northern Ireland Assembly Commission complied with the Public Contracts. Regulations 2015 (as amended) and incorporated a standstill period of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of. contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision and provided time for the. unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into..
Publisher note: Contract performance will be monitored on an ongoing basis by both the Assembly Commission’s Contract Manager and Procurement. Office. Any issues with performance will be managed by the Contract Manager on an ongoing basis with any unresolved issues escalated. to the Procurement Office. . The supplier must provide quarterly performance data against the agreed KPIs.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 25 Feb 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 25 Feb 2025, 15:30 GMT
Timeline
25 Feb 2025 → 26 May 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline25 Feb 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened25 Feb 2025, 15:30 GMT
- Notice published28 Apr 2025, 09:15 BST
- Bids must remain valid until26 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Apr 2025- Status changed to complete28 Apr 2025, 09:15 BST
- Buyer details updated28 Apr 2025, 09:15 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kristina Laverty ConsortiumSMEContract | £178,100 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract · Kristina Laverty ConsortiumSME
- Signed
- 14 Apr 2025
- Value
- £178,100
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- NI AssemblyContracting authorityBody governed by public lawLegislature
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Northern Ireland AssemblyReview body
- The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead, any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR2015 as amended.Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Kristina Laverty ConsortiumAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria