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title: "Interpreting and Communication Services for People who are d/Deaf and Deafblind"
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# Interpreting and Communication Services for People who are d/Deaf and Deafblind

Buyer: KENT COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-87d04aa3-cffd-4303-9be8-39c181514aa0

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## Summary

The procurement process for "Interpreting and Communication Services for People who are d/Deaf and Deafblind" is being conducted by Kent County Council, the largest county council in England. This framework aims to procure communication services within the social and personal services sector. The tender is currently in the Award stage, with a contract value of £200,000. The contract period commenced on 17th June 2019 and will conclude on 16th June 2023. Interested suppliers had until noon on 9th May 2019 to submit their tenders through the Kent Business Portal, with the notice published on 7th April 2019.

This opportunity is well-suited for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that specialise in various interpreting services, including face-to-face verbal and non-verbal interpreting, transcription, translation, and video interpreting. Businesses with capabilities in delivering communication services tailored for individuals who are d/Deaf and Deafblind are encouraged to participate. Being an approved provider would allow these businesses to compete for contracts under this framework, fostering growth within the social services industry.

## Notice

Background Kent County Council (the Council) is the largest county council in England covering an area of 3,500 square kilometres. It has an annual expenditure of over PS900m on goods and services and a population of 1.3m. The Council provides a wide range of personal ad strategic services on behalf of its residents, operating in partnership with 12 district councils, 7 clinical commissioning groups and 289 parish/town councils. The Opportunity The Council is setting up a Framework for Interpreting and Communication Services for People who are d/Deaf and Deafblind to allow the Council to buy communication services from a list of approved providers who meet a certain set of minimum standards. Approved providers will then be able to bid to deliver Communication Services. The services which will be commissioned under the Framework will fall into one of the following disciplines. Applicants may apply to join the Framework within one of more of these disciplines (please download the Invitation to Tender for a list of the sub-lotting structure): Lot 1 - Face-to-face Interpreting Services (Verbal) Lot 2 - Face-to-face Interpreting Services (Non-Verbal) Lot 3 - Transcription Lot 4 - Lip Speakers Lot 5 - Speech to Text Reporters Lot 6 - Deaf Relay Lot 7 - Translation Lot 8 - Video Interpreting Services Lot 9 - Other Sign Language Interpreting from an International Range of Languages Lot 10 - Trainee Interpreters Lot 11 - Out of Hours Agency Expression of Interest and Tender Process Expressions of Interest will only be accepted via the Kent Business Portal - www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk Tenders must be received by 12 noon on the 9th May 2019.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/13cdec20-54a7-4875-9f24-cfef2a141bd1 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Jun 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 9 Apr 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Jun 2019 |
| Contract period | 29 Oct 2019 - 16 Jun 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £200,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £200,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | KENT COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | MAIDSTONE |
| Post town | Rochester |
| Postcode | ME14 1XQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent |
| ITL 3 | TLJ45 Mid Kent |
| Local authority | Maidstone |
| Electoral ward | Penenden Heath |
| Westminster constituency | Maidstone and Malling |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 22 |
| Supplier names | AI-MEDIA; APPA ME; CLARION INTERPRETING; FOREVERGREEN CARE; HANNAH WELLS; IAN CONNELLY; INTERPRETING MATTERS; INVOLVE VISUAL COLLABORATION; LOQUESSA SMART; LOUISE BODYCOMBE; MARIA PARKER INTERPRETING; NANCY WENT; NICOLA ADAMS; REMARK; ROYAL ASSOCIATION FOR DEAF PEOPLE (RAD; RUTH EVANS; SIGN SOLUTIONS; SIGNIFICAN'T (UK; SIGNLIVE; SUSANNE CANHAM INTERPRETING; TOPP LANGUAGE SOLUTIONS; VIVIAN ANDERSON |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 28 Jun 2019 at 13:11 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/13cdec20-54a7-4875-9f24-cfef2a141bd1
- 7 Apr 2019 at 09:18 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3afc45a3-5ded-499f-8f5f-0f58133f216b

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/13cdec20-54a7-4875-9f24-cfef2a141bd1
  28th June 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3afc45a3-5ded-499f-8f5f-0f58133f216b
  7th April 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.kent.gov.uk

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