Notice Information
Notice Title
The Provision of Interpretation and Translation Services
Notice Description
This is an invitation to provide a comprehensive language support service for Leicestershire County Council. The Council has responsibility for adult and children social care, education, highways, heritage services, trading standards and other functions. The objectives of the procurement are: * To secure a high quality and reliable language support service * To ensure that language support services are available at a right time * To ensure clarity in contractual and administrative arrangements for delivery of the service * To ensure value for money.
Lot Information
Face to Face Interpretation
To convert a spoken language from one to another via the use of a Linguist in physical attendance, allowing listeners and speakers to understand one another.
Options: There will be an option to extend the contract for 3 years in 12-month increments, subject to satisfactory performance and business needs. Maximum contract period is 4 years.
Telephone and Video InterpretationTo convert a spoken language from one to another via the use of a Linguist over the telephone, allowing listeners and speakers to understand one another. The list of languages that may be required by Council are included below. However, the specific languages as relevant and appropriate to the Council and their respective Service User demographics may be defined differently at a later stage.
Options: There will be an option to extend the contract for 3 years in 12-month increments, subject to satisfactory performance and business needs. Maximum contract period is 4 years.
Written TranslationsTranslate or arrange for written material to be translated from one language to another as text; Transcribe audio files, tapes and other electronic media into written and/or electronic text documents; Transcribe written documents and/or electronic media into alternative formats such as, but not limited to: * Braille. * Easy Read. * Large Print. * Artwork. * Studio work. * Pictorial English. * Review and revision of material already transcribed/translated
Options: There will be an option to extend the contract for 3 years in 12-month increments, subject to satisfactory performance and business needs. Maximum contract period is 4 years.
Non-Spoken LanguagesTo facilitate communication between individuals who are deaf, deafblind or have a hearing loss and hearing individuals via the use of a Linguist in physical attendance, allowing both parties to understand one another.
Options: There will be an option to extend the contract for 3 years in 12-month increments, subject to satisfactory performance and business needs. Maximum contract period is 4 years.
Procurement Information
The Council published a Contracts Finder notification to advertise the procurement which was viewed 727 times. The Council then proceeded to run a procurement for the opportunity under the open procedure. While no formal call for competition was published, the Council has otherwise conducted the procurement in compliance with the PCR and the underlying Treaty principles of non-discrimination, transparency and proportionality. Given the large number of views to the Contracts Finder advert, it is clear that market operators actively search out and engage with potential opportunities to provide their services and the Council considers that the lack of a call for competition is not likely to have materially prejudiced competition. Therefore, the Council has entered into contract with the preferred bidder identified through the procurement process. Organisations who requested to participate but were unsuccessful have been informed of this fact and been provided with the information required under Regulation 86 of the PCR.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04564e
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013968-2024
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large, SME
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
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £311,623 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 30 Apr 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 21 Feb 20242 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Mrs Samina Rashid
- Contact Email
- samina.rashid@leics.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1163055813
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LEICESTER
- Postcode
- LE3 8RA
- Post Town
- Leicester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
- Delivery Location
- TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
-
- Local Authority
- Blaby
- Electoral Ward
- Glenfield Faire
- Westminster Constituency
- Mid Leicestershire
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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