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Published 7 May 2021, 09:12 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Interpreting and Communication Services for People who are d/Deaf and Deafblind (May 2021)

Official notice

Authority: Kent County Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure

Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: South East (UKJ4)

Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Submissions closed 7 Jun 2021awarded 1 Dec 2021

Framework period Ends 16 Jun 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council has set 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. The framework commenced on 17th June 2019 and will run until 16th June 2023.

CPV: Other community, social and personal services

How this framework works

From the published notice

Bids received: 3 bids received · 2 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #11-10 As described in Section II.2.4Awarded

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

Contract period: … – 16 Jun 2023

Delivery: South East

Variant bids: not allowed

98000000 Other community, social and personal services

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

How bids were scored

Quality: 100%

Published award criteria (2)

Quality: 100
Price: 0

What this means for your bid

“Interpreting and Communication Services for People who are d/Deaf and…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement: Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Yes
First published: 7 May 2021, 09:12 BST
Last source update: 5 Jan 2022, 10:00 GMT
Award evaluation window: 7 Jun 2021 – …
Authority reference: DN542533
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-000153
Classification (CPV): Other community, social and personal services
Delivery area: South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02ae2c Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Appointment period ends: 7 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 90 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 7 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk ↗

Timeline

7 Jun 2021 → 5 Jan 2022 · 3 dates

Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
7 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Bids opened
7 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Notice published
5 Jan 2022, 10:00 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
5 Jan 2022, 10:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 2admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 3

Contracts signed 2latest 1 Dec 2021

2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

Contract 000153-2022-SC18074-1
Signed
1 Dec 2021
Value
—
Period
… – 16 Jun 2023
Status
active
Contract 000153-2022-SC18074-2
Signed
1 Dec 2021
Value
—
Period
… – 16 Jun 2023
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1-10 As described in Section II.2.4	3bids	—	—	£1 – £200,000
Whole notice	—	—	—	£1 – £200,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Kent County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Maidstone, South East, ME14 1XQContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Framework contractors & participating bidders

2 commercial parties on the notice

Kathryn EelesFramework contractor Kent, South East
Prestige Network LimitedFramework contractor Newbury, South East

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.