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Published 19 Mar 2021, 12:08 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Sub-Titling Service · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament (Central government)

ServicesRestricted procedure
Published estimate£220,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 19 Apr 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Senedd currently subtitles its in-house videos by transcribing the content and subsequently translating the transcription to provide bilingual subtitles. This includes using a mix of editing tools including Adobe Premier Pro, YouTube and Clideo.

The Senedd is looking to put a contract in place for Sub-titling services. The services required will include sub-titling video and social media clips. The content will be sent in MP4 format and will vary in duration.

  • Recurrence: March 2026

CPV: Translation services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Renewal
Delivery: Wales
Extensions: The conytract opportunity for the renewal of this service will be advertised in March 2026Second stage: 5–null candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Method Statement: 40%
  • Test Piece: 20%
  • price: 40%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Method Statement: 40
  • Test Piece: 20
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
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 · March 2026
First published
19 Mar 2021, 12:08 GMT
Last source update
19 Mar 2021, 12:08 GMT
Authority reference
1200/HH
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-005613
Classification (CPV)
Translation services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029d5e Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

Details are outlined in the Procurement documents

Publisher note: Suppliers will need to be registered on the Bravo Solution portal in order to obtain the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) and view the supporting Procurement documents. If you are not already registered you can register by going to www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk. It is free to register on this portal. Once registered:- - Click the 'Open Access PQQs' link - Click on the relevant PQQ to access the content (pqq_33089 - Sub-Titling Service) - Click the 'Express Interest' button in the 'Actions' box on the left-hand side of the page. This will move the PQQ into your 'My PQQs' page - Click on the PQQ code. You can now access any attachments by clicking the 'Settings and Buyer Attachments' in the 'Actions' box - You can now choose to 'Reply' to the PQQ and submit your response Please note that the Procurement documents will be uploaded into the 'Supplier Attachments' area under 'Settings' for all suppliers to view. NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=109030 (WA Ref:109030) The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
19 Apr 2021, 10:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en, cy
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Mar 2021 → 26 Apr 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    19 Mar 2021, 12:08 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    19 Apr 2021, 10:00 BST
  3. Invitations to tender expected
    26 Apr 2021, 00:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawDevolved Legislation Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament, Ty Hywel, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, Wales, CF99 1SNContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria