Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of a Welsh/English Translation and Interpreting Service
Notice Description
Wrexham County Borough Council is looking to establish a contract with a single Provider for the complete provision of Welsh/English Language Interpretation and Translation services to the Council.
Lot Information
Lot 1
5.2.1 Translation of written documents from English into Welsh 5.2.2 Translation of written documents from Welsh into English 5.2.3 Simultaneous Welsh language (Welsh to English/English to Welsh) interpreting, either via telephone or video. 5.2.4 Establishment and management of a database of work being requested, being undertaken and completed. This database will endeavour to ensure that identical documents submitted separately are not re-translated, and that similar documents can be identified and the translation needs evaluated to reduce duplication of translation work 5.2.5 Proof-reading and quality control of translated materials 5.2.6 Periodic proof-reading and functionality testing of new and existing digital services to be agreed between the provider and the council. 5.2.7 The Provider will provide these Services, as a minimum, between the hours of 08:45 and 17:15 Monday to Thursday and between 08:45 and 16.45 on Fridays, excluding Bank Holidays. 5.3 The Provider will undertake the translation and proof-reading of documents using its in-house team of translators. The Provider may sub-contract translation work to external translators where necessary, subject to prior agreement by Wrexham and to Clause 16 of this Contract. Any translation work undertaken externally will be considered to be part of the fee and increased or decreased instructions arrangements detailed in Clause 6 below. 5.4 In respect of this Contract, Wrexham's Welsh Language Strategic Officer will coordinate the submission of documents to the Provider (in a manner or format as agreed between the Representatives) and the payment of six-monthly invoices. Compliance with Wrexham's Welsh Language Standards remains the responsibility of Wrexham. 5.5 Wrexham will also ensure so far as possible that duplicated work is not submitted to The Provider for translation.
Renewal: Up to 2 years in yearly increments
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-046c17
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033029-2024
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79530000 - Translation services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £915,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £900,000 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 Oct 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 28 Jun 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 15 Sep 20241 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
- WREXHAM COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Julia Pordage-Moore
- Contact Email
- julia.pordage-moore@wrexham.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1978292784
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WREXHAM
- Postcode
- LL11 1AR
- Post Town
- Llandudno
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL3 North Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL34 Flintshire and Wrexham
- Delivery Location
- TLL23 Flintshire and Wrexham
-
- Local Authority
- Wrexham
- Electoral Ward
- Grosvenor
- Westminster Constituency
- Wrexham
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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