Published date: 2 September 2021

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: 30 September 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Translation services - 79530000

  • Interpretation services - 79540000

Location of contract

SG17 5TQ

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

CBC-1256-T-SR

Published date

2 September 2021

Closing date

30 September 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 November 2021

Contract end date

1 November 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Council is looking for an experienced and qualified contractor to provide a fully managed Interpretation and Translation Service to facilitate the needs of our residents and Council employees. The service will include Face-to-face, Telephone and Video Interpretation for both speaking and non-speaking languages, as well as Translation and Transcription services.

Please see the attached Specification of Services for more detail.

Commencement Date: Monday 01 November 2021
Contract Term: 2 years + up to 2 years possible extension
Terms and Conditions: CBC Major Terms and Conditions

The Council will provide as much support and information as it can in order to help guide you through the Tender process. Questions asked together with the Council's response will be made available to all tenderers to ensure a fair and consistent approach to all. If there is anything you are not sure of or need clarification on, please contact us using the Correspondence facility on the In-tend portal. The deadline for requesting clarifications is 12:00 noon on Thursday 23 September 2021.

Completed Tenders and attachments should be submitted electronically, by the due date, via our "In-tend" electronic tendering system. Tenders must be uploaded via the "My Return" section of the system. Tenders submitted through the correspondence facility will not be considered. Your Tender must be submitted via the In-Tend system by no later than 12:00 noon on Thursday 30 September 2021. Tenders received after that time will be excluded.

More information

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Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : Yes

About the buyer

Contact name

Sam Rayner

Address

Priory House
Shefford
Bedfordshire
SG17 5TQ
United Kingdom

Telephone

0300 300 5595

Email

sam.rayner@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk