Notice Information
Notice Title
AfC Translation and Interpreting Services
Notice Description
AfC are seeking to award contracts for the provision of Translation and Interpreting Services to secure language services for children, young people and families' services across Operational Area 1, Kingston and Richmond.\r AfC will seek to award contracts in the form of separate lots. Tenderers may bid for one or both lots and are required to submit bespoke responses and pricing for each lot they are applying for. The delivery of Translation and Interpreting Services, will include:\r Lot 1 - Face to Face Interpreting and Translation including BSL\r Lot 2 - Virtual Interpreting\r \r Achieving for Children is using an Open Procedure for this procurement of services categorised as 'social and other specific services' under Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ('PCR 2015'). This procurement exercise will therefore be subject to the Light Touch Regime ('LTR') under Regulations 74 to 77 as set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.\r \r The initial contract period is for 24 months (2 years) from 1st March 2024 - 31st April 2027, with an option to extend for a further period of up to 12 months. The overall contract term is therefore for 36 months (3 years).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-1520f759-97b2-4a2c-a3ea-dd1f6d1f7591
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dff12637-0fa4-48ad-85d0-d5f71ced2f70
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £480,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £1,610,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Oct 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 26 Mar 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 29 Sep 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Sep 2024 - 30 Sep 2027 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- commissioning@kingston.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- TWICKENHAM
- Postcode
- TW1 3BW
- Post Town
- Twickenham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI7 Outer London - West and North West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI75 Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Electoral Ward
- Twickenham Riverside
- Westminster Constituency
- Twickenham
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dff12637-0fa4-48ad-85d0-d5f71ced2f70
4th October 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b014583a-4c39-4803-8346-09b8b6e8efdf
4th October 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b6e11ed4-1c1b-4a11-b688-9eef179591c9
23rd February 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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