Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Llandaff campus, Western Avenue, Llandaff
Cardiff
CF5 2YB
UK
Contact person: Sarah Hampson-Jones
Telephone: +44 2920416061
E-mail: tenders@cardiffmet.ac.uk
NUTS: UKL22
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/procurement/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0259
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Translation Services Framework Agreement
Reference number: ITT/24/23
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79530000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The University has awarded a Framework Agreement with a small number of suitably skilled and experienced translators to provide high-quality translation and simultaneous interpretation services.
The Framework will cover the supply of the following services:
Lot 1 – Written Translation from English into Welsh
Lot 2 – Simultaneous Interpretation from English into Welsh
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
260 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Written Translation from English into Welsh
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79530000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL22
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This lot is for the translation of written documents from English into Welsh.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Simultaneous Interpretation from English into Welsh
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79540000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL22
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This lot for the provision of simultaneous interpretation services from English into Welsh.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-039126
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Title: Written Translation from English into Welsh
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11/06/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 17
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 17
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 17
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 17
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ATEBOL CYFYNGEDIG
Adeiladau' Fagwyr Llandre, Bow Street
Aberystwyth
SY245AQ
UK
Telephone: +44 1970832172
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bilingual Cardiff - Cardiff Council
Room 400, County Hall, Atlantic Wharf
Cardiff
CF104UW
UK
Telephone: +44 7973550610
NUTS: UKL22
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bla Translation Ltd
Town Hall, Bulkeley Square
Llangefni
LL777LR
UK
Telephone: +44 1248725730
NUTS: UKL11
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Testun Cyf
Uned 21, Ty Ifor
Caerdydd
CF102TH
UK
Telephone: +44 2920231722
NUTS: UKL22
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
TROSOL LTD.
Sophia House, 28 Cathedral Road
Cardiff
CF119LJ
UK
Telephone: +44 2920750760
NUTS: UKL22
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Gwen Lloyd Aubrey
10 Monmouth Close, Ton-Teg
Pontypridd
CF38 1HU
UK
Telephone: +44 7881291781
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 240 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Title: Simultaneous Interpretation from English into Welsh
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11/06/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 9
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 9
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 9
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Alaw Hughes
23 Rookwood Street, Grangetown
Caerdydd
CF116PH
UK
Telephone: +44 7892911235
NUTS: UKL22
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ATEBOL CYFYNGEDIG
Adeiladau' Fagwyr Llandre, Bow Street
Aberystwyth
SY245AQ
UK
Telephone: +44 1970832172
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bilingual Cardiff - Cardiff Council
Room 400, County Hall, Atlantic Wharf
Cardiff
CF104UW
UK
Telephone: +44 7973550610
NUTS: UKL22
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
CYMEN CYFYNGEDIG
Pen Deitsh, Castle Ditch
Caernarfon
LL552AY
UK
Telephone: +44 1286674409
NUTS: UKL12
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Testun Cyf
Uned 21, Ty Ifor
Caerdydd
CF102TH
UK
Telephone: +44 2920231722
NUTS: UKL22
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
TRYWYDD CYFYNGEDIG
Hengwrt, 8 Stryd Caerfyrddin
Llandeilo
SA196AE
UK
Telephone: +44 1267246866
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 20 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:154058)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/08/2025