Award

Interpreting and Communication Services for People who are d/Deaf and Deafblind

KENT COUNTY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

28 Jun 2019 at 13:11

Tender

07 Apr 2019 at 09:18

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for "Interpreting and Communication Services for People who are d/Deaf and Deafblind" is being conducted by Kent County Council, the largest county council in England. This framework aims to procure communication services within the social and personal services sector. The tender is currently in the Award stage, with a contract value of £200,000. The contract period commenced on 17th June 2019 and will conclude on 16th June 2023. Interested suppliers had until noon on 9th May 2019 to submit their tenders through the Kent Business Portal, with the notice published on 7th April 2019.

This opportunity is well-suited for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that specialise in various interpreting services, including face-to-face verbal and non-verbal interpreting, transcription, translation, and video interpreting. Businesses with capabilities in delivering communication services tailored for individuals who are d/Deaf and Deafblind are encouraged to participate. Being an approved provider would allow these businesses to compete for contracts under this framework, fostering growth within the social services industry.

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Notice Title

Interpreting and Communication Services for People who are d/Deaf and Deafblind

Notice Description

Background Kent County Council (the Council) is the largest county council in England covering an area of 3,500 square kilometres. It has an annual expenditure of over PS900m on goods and services and a population of 1.3m. The Council provides a wide range of personal ad strategic services on behalf of its residents, operating in partnership with 12 district councils, 7 clinical commissioning groups and 289 parish/town councils. The Opportunity The Council is setting up a Framework for Interpreting and Communication Services for People who are d/Deaf and Deafblind to allow the Council to buy communication services from a list of approved providers who meet a certain set of minimum standards. Approved providers will then be able to bid to deliver Communication Services. The services which will be commissioned under the Framework will fall into one of the following disciplines. Applicants may apply to join the Framework within one of more of these disciplines (please download the Invitation to Tender for a list of the sub-lotting structure): Lot 1 - Face-to-face Interpreting Services (Verbal) Lot 2 - Face-to-face Interpreting Services (Non-Verbal) Lot 3 - Transcription Lot 4 - Lip Speakers Lot 5 - Speech to Text Reporters Lot 6 - Deaf Relay Lot 7 - Translation Lot 8 - Video Interpreting Services Lot 9 - Other Sign Language Interpreting from an International Range of Languages Lot 10 - Trainee Interpreters Lot 11 - Out of Hours Agency Expression of Interest and Tender Process Expressions of Interest will only be accepted via the Kent Business Portal - www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk Tenders must be received by 12 noon on the 9th May 2019.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-87d04aa3-cffd-4303-9be8-39c181514aa0
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/13cdec20-54a7-4875-9f24-cfef2a141bd1
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
Awardee Scale
SME

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
£200,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£200,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Jun 20196 years ago
Submission Deadline
9 Apr 2019Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 Jun 20196 years ago
Contract Period
29 Oct 2019 - 16 Jun 2023 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
KENT COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Katherine Clark
Contact Email
katherine.clark@kent.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 3000411290

Buyer Location

Locality
MAIDSTONE
Postcode
ME14 1XQ
Post Town
Rochester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ4 Kent
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ45 Mid Kent
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)

Local Authority
Maidstone
Electoral Ward
Penenden Heath
Westminster Constituency
Maidstone and Malling

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
22
Supplier Names

AI-MEDIA

APPA ME

CLARION INTERPRETING

FOREVERGREEN CARE

HANNAH WELLS

IAN CONNELLY

INTERPRETING MATTERS

INVOLVE VISUAL COLLABORATION

LOQUESSA SMART

LOUISE BODYCOMBE

MARIA PARKER INTERPRETING

NANCY WENT

NICOLA ADAMS

REMARK

ROYAL ASSOCIATION FOR DEAF PEOPLE (RAD

RUTH EVANS

SIGN SOLUTIONS

SIGNIFICAN'T (UK

SIGNLIVE

SUSANNE CANHAM INTERPRETING

TOPP LANGUAGE SOLUTIONS

VIVIAN ANDERSON

Further Information

Notice Documents

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