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Published 5 May 2022, 08:51 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Interpreting and Communication Services for People who are D/deaf and Deafblind (May 2022)

Official notice

Authority: Kent County Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure

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

Published value£200,000published on the single lot · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Submissions closed 6 Jun 2022awarded 13 Jul 2022

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.

CPV: Other community, social and personal services

How this framework works

From the published notice

Bids received: 3 bids received · 3 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Lot Numbers 1-10AwardedPublished value£200,000

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

Conditions of participation1

Suitability
Requirements stipulated in the Invitation to Tender documents

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: 5 May 2022, 08:51 BST
Last source update: 15 Aug 2022, 14:30 BST
Award evaluation window: 6 Jun 2022 – …
Authority reference: DN609861
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-022452
Classification (CPV): Other community, social and personal services
Delivery area: South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0333e5 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: 6 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 90 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 6 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk ↗

Timeline

6 Jun 2022 → 15 Aug 2022 · 3 dates

Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
6 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
Bids opened
6 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
Notice published
15 Aug 2022, 14:30 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
15 Aug 2022, 14:30 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 3admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 3

Contracts signed 3latest 13 Jul 2022

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

Contracts

Contract 022452-2022-SC18047-2
Signed
13 Jul 2022
Value
—
Period
… – 16 Jun 2023
Status
active
Contract 022452-2022-SC18074-1
Signed
13 Jul 2022
Value
—
Period
… – 16 Jun 2023
Status
active
Contract 022452-2022-SC18074-3
Signed
13 Jul 2022
Value
—
Period
… – 16 Jun 2023
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
Lot Numbers 1-10	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 ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Kent County CoucnilReview body Maidstone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

3 commercial parties on the notice

Fleur ShaddickFramework contractor Kent, South East
Richard ShaddickFramework contractor Kent, South East
Signwise Interpreting LtdFramework contractor Kent, South East

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria