Planning

Digital British Sign Language Interpretation

MONEY AND PENSIONS SERVICE

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Planning

03 Jul 2024 at 10:00

Summary of the contracting process

The Money and Pensions Service is planning a procurement process for a Digital British Sign Language Interpretation service. The organisation is located in Bedford, United Kingdom. The procurement falls under the goods category, specifically software packages and information systems, aimed at translating the MoneyHelper website into British Sign Language. The deadline for expressing interest is 11.59pm on 4 August 2024.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses experienced in providing digital solutions for translating content into sign language, particularly in the financial services sector. Companies with expertise in programming languages and tools, as well as a track record in delivering accessible technology solutions, would be well-suited to compete. The planned delivery date for this service is in 2025, providing potential vendors with a clear timeline for project execution.

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Notice Title

Digital British Sign Language Interpretation

Notice Description

The Money and Pension Services are seeking a digital service that can translate its MoneyHelper website into British Sign Language.

Lot Information

Lot 1

At the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) we work to ensure that people throughout the UK have the guidance and access to information that they need to make effective financial decisions over their lifetime. Putting accessibility at the heart of the design and delivery of our services helps to ensure that every customer can get this information at the right time, and in the right way for them. This includes ensuring our Deaf customers are offered support that is suitable for them, which is why both our Pension Wise and Pensions Guidance provide BSL interpreter appointments by video upon request. We recognise that ensuring our services are accessible to our Deaf customers extends beyond the provision of BSL interpreters for our telephone guidance, and extends to the information that we provide on our MoneyHelper website. MoneyHelper aims to help people move on with life, by providing free impartial help across all aspects of finances. In this respect we are looking to engage with providers who are able to provide a digital solution that will translate our MoneyHelper website into BSL. This recognises that for people for whom sign language is their first or preferred language. When a Deaf customer requires specific content on the MoneyHelper website, we would like a delivery partner who is experienced in providing high quality deaf translations which will be recorded promptly and added to our website. The delivery partner must have a demonstrated ability to provide technology which ensures a seamless user journey for all users of our website, and which has the automatic capability of ensuring that out of date translations are removed when content is updated. We would expect our delivery partner to have experience of providing translations for financial services, where the language can be technical and complex. In addition to translation of content we would expect our delivery partner to provide us with ongoing insights and information into the numbers of Deaf customers using our website and particular content which is used more or less by this community, to help us to ensure that we continually develop our services in a way which is responsive to need.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-047a13
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020235-2024
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems


CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

48980000 - Programming languages and tools

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Jul 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
31 Mar 2025Expired
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
MONEY AND PENSIONS SERVICE
Contact Name
Saima Noreen
Contact Email
commercial@maps.org.uk
Contact Phone
+44 2080000000

Buyer Location

Locality
BEDFORD
Postcode
MK42 9AP
Post Town
Milton Keynes
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH24 Bedford
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Bedford
Electoral Ward
Cauldwell
Westminster Constituency
Bedford

Further Information

Notice URLs

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