CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Welsh Translation and Publication of C&V UHB's Website

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, hosted by Velindre NHS Trust are acting on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board who are seeking to establish a one off contract for the Welsh Translation and Publication of their new website.

The Health Board wishes to appoint a contractor to undertake the initial translation of its new website. This requirement is for the translation and publication of webpage content on the website, and not files or attachments such as PDFs, Word Documents, PowerPoint presentations or Excel spreadsheets.

Under the direction of the health board’s Senior Digital Communications Officer, the provider of the translation service will be required to work within the content management system that is used to maintain the website to input the translation and publish Welsh Language webpages, ensuring that content and functionality of pages is like-for-like with their English language counterpart.

The awarded contractor will be required to translate and publish approximately 1,500 webpages on the new health board website, one a like-for-like basis with their English Language counterpart.

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=104125

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

The contract period will be until the completion of the project which is expected to be by the end of 2020.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

As outlined in the tender documents.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

CAV-ITT-PROJECT45336

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

Please note additional information on this procurement:

1. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to award the contract in whole, in part or annul the tendering process and not award any contract.

2. Bidders should note that they will be required to enter into terms and conditions of contract as set out in the ITT and that save for matters of clarification or consistency the Contracting Authority will not negotiate the terms.

3. The Contracting Authority will not accept completed ITT's after the stated closing date.

4. All documents to be priced (where applicable) in sterling and all payments made in sterling.

5. All tender costs and liabilities incurred by bidders shall be the sole responsibility of the bidders.

6. In reference to II.1.9 (Variants) to the extent permitted, if at all, in the tender documents.

7. Prospective suppliers should note that NHS Shared Services Partnership - Procurement Services is acting on behalf of Cardiff and Vale ULHB

(WA Ref:104125)

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice