Planning

WELSH TRANSLATION & SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETATON SERVICES

WELSH GOVERNMENT

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Planning

28 Jul 2022 at 15:40

Summary of the contracting process

The Welsh Government is initiating a planned tender for Welsh Translation and Simultaneous Interpretation Services, with an estimated total framework value of between £5,000,000 and £10,000,000 over four years. This procurement process, which is currently in the planning stage, is set to include five distinct lots focusing on various aspects of translation and interpretation. Key dates include the invitation to tender in October 2022, the deadline for tender submissions in November 2022, evaluation in December 2022, and contract award in February 2023. The services will be required across locations within the UK.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in translation and interpretation services, particularly those that have professional accreditation from recognised bodies such as Cymdeithas Cyfieithwyr Cymru and the Institute of Translation and Interpreting. Companies able to demonstrate expertise in translating between English and Welsh, as well as providing simultaneous interpretation services for virtual and face-to-face meetings, will be particularly well-suited to compete. The framework's structured lots provide multiple avenues for bidders to engage, catering to a range of contract values and specialisations, fostering potential growth in this sector.

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Notice Title

WELSH TRANSLATION & SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETATON SERVICES

Notice Description

A tender process is being prepared to establish a new Framework Agreement for the translation of documents from English into Welsh; Welsh into English and for simultaneous interpretation from English into Welsh and also simultaneous interpretation from Welsh into English. The new framework will be in place to meet the Welsh Government translation requirements and will also be available for Welsh Government subsidiary organisations. In order to be able to successfully secure a place on the framework arrangement, bidders must have appropriate membership of a professional translation or interpretation body. This PIN notice is intended to allow potential bidders time to obtain appropriate membership of a professional translation or interpretation body prior to the contract notice and tender opportunity being issued. The professional translation/interpretation body must be one where examination/assessment is required to become a full member. The professional accreditation must be relevant to the Lot. Examples of professional translation/interpretation bodies, although not exhaustive, are Cymdeithas Cyfieithwyr Cymru and the Institute of Translation and Interpreting. As this new framework arrangement for Welsh Government is intended to replace previous NPS Welsh Translation and Simultaneous Interpretation Framework Agreement that has been operational since 01 November 2018, ref: NPS-PS-0078-17 that is currently being utilised by the Welsh Government, this notice provides information on the Welsh Government requirements which differ to previous arrangements and to allow potential bidders time to prepare for the tender. Please refer to the Lot details for further information on the future framework agreement requirements whereby call off contracts from the Framework will be open to the Welsh Government and the wholly owned subsidiary companies and sponsored bodies of the Welsh Government.

Lot Information

Translation from English into Welsh for call off contracts with a total contract value up to 50,000GBP - General Translation All Wales

Lot 1 provides general translation of standard and specialised documentation regularly produced by WG, e.g. documents associated with legislation, consultation and policy documents, reports, information documents, communications and marketing material, finance and procurement documents, general administrative materials (papers and minutes). Many of these general documents will have technical content. Successful suppliers to Lot 1 will be ranked in order of the highest scoring bid based on the most economically advantageous tender according to the framework criteria. All suppliers who pass the Framework evaluation criteria will be awarded a place on the Framework. Any call off contract requirements with an estimated total contract value of up to 5,000GBP over the entire contract period will be awarded as a direct award to any supplier on the framework list. Any call off contract requirement with an estimated total contract value between 5,000GBP and 50,000GBP for the entire contract period, will be awarded a call off contract according to the rank order starting with the highest ranked provider on the Framework.

Translation from English into Welsh for call off contracts with a total contract value of 50,000GBP and above - General Translation All Wales

Lot 2 provides general and subject specific translation of standard and specialised documentation regularly produced by WG, e.g. documents associated with legislation, consultation and policy documents, reports, information documents, communications and marketing material, finance and procurement documents, general administrative materials (papers and minutes). Many of these general documents will have technical content. Lot 2 is for call off contracts with an estimated value of 50,000GBP and above for the entire contract period. Suppliers will be awarded contracts for subject areas under Lot 2. Successful suppliers to the Framework under Lot 2 will be ranked in order of the highest scoring bid based on the most economically advantageous tender according to the framework criteria for each subject area. The maximum number of successful suppliers for each of the subject areas under Lot 2 will be 7 suppliers. Call off contract requirements for each subject area will be awarded as a direct award to the highest ranked supplier on the Framework. Should the highest ranked supplier be unable to undertake the work for any given reason, the work will be offered as a direct award to the subsequent providers in turn starting with the supplier ranked as second highest. An exception to this is when a direct award with a lower ranked supplier is deemed appropriate to undertake a specific project in a subject area based on i) expertise in a specialised aspect of the subject area and/or ii) value for money whereby the requirement is a continuation of work in the specialised aspect of the subject area which will enable the supplier to take advantage of the data in their Translation Memory System and their understanding of the terminology. Additional information: Add the subject areas here

Translation from Welsh into English - General Translation All Wales

Lot 3 is for translations from Welsh to English as required. Guidance on using the Framework stipulates the expectation that the same supplier is commissioned to translate all material relating to one task to both languages as required. This will ensure consistency across all documents and will ensure that official-sensitive documents are not shared widely. Successful suppliers to the Framework under Lot 3 will be ranked in order of the highest scoring bid based on the most economically advantageous tender according to the framework criteria. The maximum number of successful suppliers under Lot 3 will be 7 suppliers. Any call off contract requirements up to a total contract value of 5,000GBP will be awarded as a direct award to any supplier on the list. Any call off contract requirements estimated to be between 5,000GBP and 50,000GBP will be awarded according to the rank order starting with the highest ranked provider. Any call off contract requirement estimated to be above 50,000GBP will be awarded via a mini competition.

Simultaneous Interpretation from English to Welsh - General Translation All Wales

Lot 4 is for simultaneous interpretation from English to Welsh. This is an all Wales Lot to provide interpretation services in different situations including virtual meetings, face to face meetings and hybrid meetings (both virtual and face to face). Virtual meetings will usually be held over Microsoft Teams and the ability to use Teams is essential to be included on Lot 4. Successful suppliers to the Framework under Lot 4 will be ranked in order of the highest scoring bid based on the most economically advantageous tender according to the framework criteria set out above. The maximum number of successful suppliers under Lot 4 will be 8 suppliers. Should there be joint scoring suppliers for the 8th ranked space, then all suppliers scoring the same ranked score for the 8th place, will secure a place on the framework for Lot 4. Any call off contract requirements up to a total contract value of 5,000GBP will be awarded as a direct award to any supplier on the list. Any call off contract requirements estimated to be between 5,000GBP and 25,000GBP will be awarded according to the rank order starting with the highest ranked provider. Any call off contract requirement estimated to be above 25,000GBP will be awarded via a mini competition.

Simultaneous Interpretation from Welsh to English - General Translation All Wales

Lot 5 is for simultaneous interpretation from Welsh to English. This is an all Wales Lot to provide interpretation services in different situations including virtual meetings, face to face meetings and hybrid meetings (both virtual and face to face). Virtual meetings will usually be held over Microsoft Teams and the ability to use Teams is essential to be included on Lot 5. Successful suppliers to the Framework under Lot 5 will be ranked in order of the highest scoring bid based on the most economically advantageous tender according to the framework criteria set out above. The maximum number of successful suppliers under Lot 5 will be 15 suppliers. Should there be joint scoring suppliers for the 15th ranked space, then all suppliers scoring the same ranked score for the 15th place, will secure a place on the framework for Lot 5. Any call off contract requirements up to a total contract value of 5,000GBP will be awarded as a direct award to any supplier on the list. Any call off contract requirements estimated to be between 5,000GBP and 25,000GBP will be awarded according to the rank order starting with the highest ranked provider. Any call off contract requirement estimated to be above 25,000GBP will be awarded via a mini competition.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03571a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020689-2022
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

79530000 - Translation services

79540000 - Interpretation services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£10,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Jul 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
30 Sep 2022Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
WELSH GOVERNMENT
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
cpsprocurementadvice@gov.wales
Contact Phone
+44 3000623300

Buyer Location

Locality
CARDIFF
Postcode
CF10 3NQ
Post Town
Cardiff
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Delivery Location
TLL Wales

Local Authority
Cardiff
Electoral Ward
Cathays
Westminster Constituency
Cardiff South and Penarth

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