Published date: 22 October 2018

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 19 March 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Foreign language translation software package - 48740000

Location of contract

B19 3SD

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_165457/721335

Published date

22 October 2018

Closing date

19 March 2018

Contract start date

1 November 2018

Contract end date

31 October 2022

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?

Yes


Description

West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has a large customer base and communicates to a wide range of nationalities. We have an ongoing requirement to use a quality and efficient telephone language translation and interpretation service to communicate with customers who speak a main language other than English. The Telephone Language Translation Service will be used to interpret and translate various languages including Polish, Urdu, Czech, Slovak, Punjabi, Farsi, Romanian, Turkish, Kurdish, Bengali, Hindi, Tigrinya, Mirpuri and Arabic.

The language translation service is required throughout the organisation and will be predominately used during Mobility Assessment Clinics to assess the eligibility of disabled people for a Concessionary Travel Pass who are residents within the West Midlands.

The WMCA anticipates the requirement for this service at present to be on an ad-hoc basis and telephone translation requests to be between zero and fifteen a month. However, this may increase as a result of the wider remit of the WMCA throughout the life of this arrangement.

Please note that this is a 4 year maximum term prioritised Framework Agreement with 3 suitable suppliers qualified to it that is due to commence on 1st November 2018.


Award information

Awarded date

22 October 2018

Contract start date

1 November 2018

Contract end date

31 October 2022

Total value of contract

£0

This contract was awarded to 3 suppliers.

Enable2 CIC

Address

Westend Mill, 152 Sunbridge Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD1 2HA

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Language Line Solutions

Address

25th Floor, 40 Bank Street, London, E14 5NR

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Supreme Linguistic Services t/a Premium Linguistic Services

Address

Unit 4, Great Barr Business Park, Birmingham, B42 1DY

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No


About the buyer

Address

16 Summer Lane
Birmingham
B19 3SD
England

Email

procurement.team@wmca.org.uk