Published date: 15 August 2022

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: 16 September 2022, 2pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Telecommunication services except telephone and data transmission services - 64220000

  • Teleconferencing services - 64224000

  • Television broadcast transmission services - 64228100

    • Social services - 85320000

    • Television services - 92220000

    • Interactive television - 92225000

Location of contract

SW1A 0AA

Value of contract

£0 to £750,000

Procurement reference

IT-14-2503-GSV2417

Published date

15 August 2022

Closing date

16 September 2022

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

13 October 2022

Contract end date

12 October 2027

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 Authority is seeking to appoint a single supplier to provide British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation for broadcast coverage of House of Commons proceedings in order to deliver on the Authority's commitment to inclusivity and reaching wider audiences with accessible services.

The successful supplier will be required to provide BSL interpreters for broadcast coverage of all departmental Questions, Urgent Questions (UQs) and Statements in the Commons. These "Questions and Statements" constitute the key scrutiny business of the Chamber and are held at the start of the sitting day.

More information

Links

Additional text

The SQ/ITT documents are accessible via UK Parliament`s e-procurement portal: http://in-tendhost.co.uk/parliamentuk.

Tender submissions must be uploaded to the e-procurement portal; electronic responses submitted via e-mail are not acceptable. To access these documents select the tender reference GSV2417 in the 'current tenders' list, click on the 'view tender details' and express interest by clicking on the button provided. You will need to register your company details, thereafter you will be issued with a username and password. If you have previously registered with In-Tend, please follow the link shown which will redirect you to the home page where you can log on using your existing username and password to collect the tender documents. If you have registered and forgotten your username and password, click on the 'forgotten password' link on the In-Tend homepage. Please keep this username and password secure and do not pass it to any third parties.

If you are experiencing problems, please contact the PPCS Business Support team via email: ppcs@parliament.uk for further assistance. You are advised to allow sufficient time when responding to this ITT, and for the full uploading of documents, prior to the closing date of 12.00 (noon - UK time) on 15/09/2022. Late tenders will not be accepted. If you are uploading multiple documents you will have to individually load one document at a time or you can opt to zip all the documents in an application such as WinZip or WinRAR.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Parliamentary Procurement & Commercial Service

Address

Westminster
London
London
SW1A 0AA
United Kingdom

Telephone

02072191600

Email

ppcs@parliament.uk