Notice Information
Notice Title
DfC Collaborative Framework for the Provision of Interpreting and Translation Services
Notice Description
Construction and Procurement Delivery (CPD), on behalf of the Participating Bodies (Northern Ireland Civil Service Departments, Agencies and Non-Departmental Public Bodies, and other Participating Bodies - 'the Buyer') is seeking to establish a collaborative framework agreement for the provision of interpreting and translation services. Suppliers should refer to the Specification Schedules for full detail on the requirements of this framework agreement. Neither CPD nor the Participating Bodies can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this framework agreement.
Lot Information
Face to Face and Video
Face to Face and Video services
TelephoneTelephone translation services
Sign Language (BSL & ISL)Sign language interpretation services
Lip SpeakingLip Speaking translation services
Note TakingNote taking services
Sign Language TranslationSign language translation services
Written & TranscriptionTranslation & Transcription services
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06ab42
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051800-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- 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
- £6,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £6,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 Jun 20262 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 29 Jun 20264 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 2030 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITIES
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT2 7EG
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN06 Belfast
- Delivery Location
- TLN Northern Ireland
-
- Local Authority
- Belfast
- Electoral Ward
- Sydenham
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast East
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051800-2026
2nd June 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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"name": "AC4 Social Value",
"description": "10.2 percent of total evaluation"
},
{
"type": "price",
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"description": "40 percent of total evaluation"
},
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "AC2 Quality Assurance",
"description": "As per tender documentation"
},
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "AC3 Data Protection and Information Security",
"description": "As per tender documentation."
},
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "AC4 Social Value",
"description": "As per tender documentation."
},
{
"type": "price",
"name": "AC5 Price",
"description": "As per tender documentation."
},
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Mandatory field but all criteria already listed.",
"description": "Mandatory field but all criteria already listed."
},
{
"type": "quality",
"name": "Mandatory field but all criteria already listed.",
"description": "Mandatory field but all criteria already listed."
}
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},
"selectionCriteria": {
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"type": "economic",
"description": "As per tender documentation"
},
{
"type": "technical",
"description": "As per tender documentation"
}
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},
"suitability": {
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"vcse": true
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"contractPeriod": {
"startDate": "2026-09-01T00:00:00+01:00",
"endDate": "2030-08-31T23:59:59+01:00"
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"id": "conflictOfInterest",
"documentType": "conflictOfInterest",
"description": "Not published"
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{
"id": "051800-2026",
"documentType": "tenderNotice",
"noticeType": "UK4",
"description": "Tender notice on Find a Tender",
"url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051800-2026",
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"financialTerms": "For further details on invoicing procedures please see : https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/ar ticles/account-ni-good-invoicing-practice Non-Account NI user organisations will advise of their invoicing and payment arrangements after award as required. Contract Value: The estimated value figure indicated in the Scope Section represents an overall estimated contract value. The value figures indicated against each individual Lot are also estimated values. These values reflect the potential scale of the contract, but do not however take into account the application of indexation or increases to charges due to increases in the Real Living Wage. Neither CPD, the Contracting Authority and participating bodies can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. Suppliers remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Supplier in connection with taking part in this procurement process regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall arise (and a Supplier shall have no legitimate expectation that a contract will be entered into) until such time as entry into the Contract has been confirmed by the Contracting Authority."
},
"riskDetails": "The Contracting Authority has identified the following risks as risks that satisfy the criteria of Schedule 8 sub-paragraph (6)(a) of the Procurement Act 2023 i.e. that the risk/s could jeopardise the satisfactory performance of the contract but, because of its/their nature, cannot be addressed in the contract as awarded: - Possibility of a supplier in a niche / limited market no longer prepared, or able, to provide services. The Contracting Authority has concluded that there is a possibility that the contract may have to be modified as a result of a materialisation of the known risk/s at a later date in accordance with Schedule 8 paragraph 5 of the Procurement Act 2023. Exclusions If at any time during the procurement, or post award, it comes to the attention of the Contracting Authority (CA) or CPD, by whatever means, that a Supplier has become 'excluded' or 'excludable' as per Sec 57 of the PA 2023, the CA, after compliance with its obligations under the PA 23, reserves the right to exclude said Supplier from the procurement procedure or terminate any contract they have been awarded. The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the rights: (I). not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; (II). to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering Competition; (III). to award (a) contract(s) in respect of any part(s) of the services covered by this notice; and (IV). to award contract(s) in stages. and in no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by candidates. The Framework Agreement is to be awarded by Construction and Procurement Delivery on behalf of any public sector organisations requiring services in Northern Ireland including:- Government Departments; Agencies; Non-departmental Public Bodies; or other Contracting Authority (including subsidised bodies or other grant recipients). A list of potential organisations will be included in the tender documentation. This framework Agreement will be used to progress the Government's wider social, economic and environmental objectives. Suppliers should note that all dates, time periods and figures in relation to values and volumes specified in this notice and the procurement documents are approximate only and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to change any or all of them."
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