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Published 28 Jan 2025, 15:00 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Translation, transcription, interpretation and other related services

Official notice

Authority: University of Sheffield (Education)

Dynamic market4 lotsServices
Planned pipeline value£170,000total for 4 lots · pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Jun 2025from the planned procurement notice
Lots 4see the lot list below

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The University of Sheffield are looking to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of Translation, transcription, interpretation and other related services.

The DPS will potentially be split into four lots:

Lot 1: Translation

Lot 2: Transcription

Lot 3: Sign language

Lot 4: Interpreter

Please note the lots listed above are purely indicative at this stage and could be subject to change when this Procurement exercise becomes an active opportunity.

The DPS will last for four years in total, beginning 2025 and ending in 2029, with an annual review on each anniversary of the DPS.

CPV: Interpretation services · Translation services

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1TranslationPlanned

Translation. Additional information: Please note the lots listed above are purely indicative at this stage and could be subject to change when this Procurement exercise becomes an active opportunity.

Lot #2Transcription servicesPlanned

Transcription services. Additional information: Please note the lots listed above are purely indicative at this stage and could be subject to change when this Procurement exercise becomes an active opportunity.

Lot #3Sign Language servicesPlanned

Sign Language services. Additional information: Please note the lots listed above are purely indicative at this stage and could be subject to change when this Procurement exercise becomes an active opportunity.

Lot #4Interpreter servicesPlanned

Interpreter services. Additional information: Please note the lots listed above are purely indicative at this stage and could be subject to change when this Procurement exercise becomes an active opportunity.

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
What this means for your bid
  • “Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Translation, transcription,…” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Dynamic market
Who may use this agreement
Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
28 Jan 2025, 15:00 GMT
Last source update
28 Jan 2025, 15:00 GMT
Authority reference
4423/PIN/RH/25
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-002850
Classification (CPV)
Interpretation servicesTranslation services
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Official registry OCID
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How it was run

Official notice
Admission period ends
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Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
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Timeline

28 Jan 2025 → 1 Jun 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    28 Jan 2025, 15:00 GMT
  2. Tender notice expected
    1 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation GB-COH: RC000667 WESTERN BANK, SHEFFIELD, Yorkshire & Humber, S102TNContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.