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Published 12 Sept 2024, 12:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UK Hydrographic Office Translations and Interpreting 2024 Tender

Official notice

Authority: UK Hydrographic Office (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£225,000≈ £56k / year
Submissions closed 12 Oct 2024awarded 14 Nov 2024
Awarded to Global Voices Ltd
Contract term 4 yrsends 12 Dec 2028 · starts 13 Dec 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) is seeking to appoint a Contractor to provide translation services for the translation of hydrographic data and information; UKHO management and/or commercially related documents; and interpretation services, by telephone and/or face to face.

CPV: Translation services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 4 yrsPublished value£225,000
Contract period: 13 Dec 2024 – 12 Dec 2028 (4 yrs)
Delivery: South West · Somerset
Extensions: This Contract will be for 3 calendar years, with a 1 year extension option.Variant 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: 30%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical: 60%
  • Cost: 30%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Technical: 60
  • Social Value: 10
  • Cost: 30
What this means for your bid
  • 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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
12 Sept 2024, 12:05 BST
Last source update
13 Dec 2024, 10:05 GMT
Award evaluation window
14 Oct 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-040203
Classification (CPV)
Translation services
Delivery area
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049a49 Find a Tender

Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=908145189 GO Reference: GO-20241213-PRO-28885724

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
12 Oct 2024, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
14 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Oct 2024 → 13 Dec 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    12 Oct 2024, 17:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    14 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    13 Dec 2024
  4. Notice published
    13 Dec 2024, 10:05 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Dec 2024
  1. Status changed to complete
    13 Dec 2024, 10:05 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    13 Dec 2024, 10:05 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £225,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 66 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Nov 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Global Voices LtdSMEUKHO Translations and Interpretations 2024-2027——Awarded

Contracts

  • UKHO Translations and Interpretations 2024-2027 · Global Voices LtdSME

    Signed
    14 Nov 2024
    Value
    £225,000
    Period
    … – 12 Dec 2028
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids · 6 electronic · 1 from abroad6——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

UK Hydrographic Office

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence Admiral Way, Taunton, South West, TA1 2NDContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Global Voices LtdAwarded supplierSC270103 Unit A, Logie Court, Innovation Park, Stirling, Scotland, FK9 4NF

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