Published date: 16 December 2016

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 January 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Translation services - 79530000

  • Interpretation services - 79540000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£75,000

Procurement reference

ORR/CT/16-60

Published date

16 December 2016

Closing date

30 January 2017

Contract start date

1 April 2017

Contract end date

31 March 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Not applicable

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Provision of simultaneous translation of spoken French into English and vice versa during meetings in the UK of the IGC and CTSA including with their relevant stakeholders.
Two translators are required for each meeting, working individually in 30 - 45 minutes stints each, to provide simultaneous translation from French into English and English into French, generally using the 'tour guide' equipment system (we provide the hardware). Meetings typically involve 12-20 participants, but can range in sizes of between 4 persons upwards to a maximum of 40 persons.
Project timescales - Approximately 14 x 1 day meetings per year - usually held mid-week in London - although on rare occasions either Folkestone, Maidstone, Lille or Brussels - where necessary pre-agreed travel and subsistence costs will be reimbursed.

To provide accurate translation of documents from French into English within specified deadlines. These are typically 2,000 words for official letters, 5,000 for minutes of meetings, 5000 words for inspection reports and 500 words for e-mails.
Project timescales - Ongoing throughout the year. An average of 3 documents per week of varying length though often increasing in number both prior to and after meetings of the IGC and CTSA. Workload is significantly lighter in August.

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This tender closes on 30/01/2017 at 12pm. All communication must be via our portal.

About the buyer

Contact name

Mayank Vyas

Address

One Kemble Street
London
WC2B 4AN
England

Email

mayank.vyas@orr.gsi.gov.uk