Published date: 19 November 2019

Last edited date: 19 November 2019

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 20 December 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Translation services - 79530000

  • Interpretation services - 79540000

Location of contract

WS1 1TP

Value of contract

£600,000 to £700,000

Procurement reference

WP3561

Published date

19 November 2019

Closing date

20 December 2019

Contract start date

1 April 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Council wishes procure the provision of Interpreting, Translation, Transcription and Easy Read services across the borough and out of Borough where required.

This provision will include the following:

Spoken Languages: Face to face interpreting in spoken community languages; Telephone and Video interpreting in spoken community languages and Translation

Communication Professionals working with Deaf and Deafblind People (CP): British Sign Language / English face to face interpreting; British Sign Language / English remote interpreting; Deafblind interpretation; Lipspeaking; Notetaking (electronic and manual); Sign language translator; Sign Supported English and Speech to text reporting

Transcription: Braille; Moon and Audio

Easy Read

The Council is looking to appoint one supplier for this Contract.

More information

Links

Additional text

Please note that Walsall Council have a new Contract opportunity.

For further details of the requirement, please see the following link to the Councils` e-Procurement web portal;

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/walsallcouncil

You will be required to register your organisation (if already not done so) and express your interest in the relevant project/opportunity.





Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Susan Wilson

Address

Darwall Street
Walsall
West Midlands
WS1 1TP
United Kingdom

Telephone

01922 650595

Email

susan.wilson@walsall.gov.uk

Website

https://www.walsall.gov.uk/