Official UK procurement notice
Welsh language Child voices and Welsh Accent Child voices for high tech communication aids
Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe National Centre for Electronic Assistive Technology (NCEAT) wishes to support the development and distribution of male and female Welsh children’s voices for use with voice output equipment, using Windows, iOS and Android. The primary objective is to develop and licence voices to enable young AAC users in Wales to have the choice of high-quality Welsh voices, regardless of which device they use for communication. An additional objective is for these voices to be for the general use for the Welsh public sector.
CPV: Data and voice media · Interactive voice response software development services · Programming services of application software · Voice recognition software development services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Currently within Wales there is no provision for children using high tech Alternative…Planned
Currently within Wales there is no provision for children using high tech Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) to be able to speak the Welsh Language with a child’s voice. The current provision is an adult male voice (Geraint), and adult female voice (Gwyneth) provided by Ivona. or to speak English with a Welsh accent.
The primary objective is to develop and licence voices to enable young AAC users in Wales to have the choice of high-quality Welsh voices, regardless of which device they use for communication. An additional objective is for these voices to be for the general use for the Welsh public sector.
Teenagers and older children also require high quality Welsh voices. We therefore wish to support measures to make Welsh accent voices, suitable for teenagers and older children, available on the same platforms. Additional information: NCEAT wishes to support the development and distribution of male and female Welsh children’s voices for use with voice output equipment, using Windows, iOS and Android.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- 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
- 28 Jul 2021, 16:35 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Jul 2021, 16:35 BST
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-017975- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02cda5Find a Tender
Publisher note: The value of the project will be confirmed in the tender documentation. If bidders are able to meet the objectives of the project, please confirm an interest to [email protected]. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=112782. (WA Ref:112782)
How it was run
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Timeline
28 Jul 2021 → 1 Sept 2021 · 2 dates- Notice published28 Jul 2021, 16:35 BST
- Tender notice expected1 Sept 2021, 00:00 BST
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Official documents & specifications
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