Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Liverpool City Council
4th Floor, Cunard Building
Liverpool
L3 1DS
UK
Contact person: Mr Paul Christie
Telephone: +44 1512330591
E-mail: paul.christie@liverpool.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD7
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.liverpool.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.liverpool.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Interpretation and translation services
Reference number: DN285094
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48740000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Liverpool City Council (LCC) is appointing service providers to manage all or a large proportion of communication support requirements. The service providers will provide an ‘interpretation, translation and transcription service’ offering advisory and administration support.
This framework agreement is also available and will be open for the use of Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council, Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council, Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council, St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council, Halton Borough Council, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and all Liverpool Schools; a full list of which can be found here: http://www.education.gov.uk/edubase/home.xhtml.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
365 000.00
GBP/ Highest offer:
775 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD7
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Liverpool City Council (LCC) is appointing service providers to manage all or a large proportion of communication support requirements. The service providers will provide an ‘interpretation, Translation and Transcription Service’ offering advisory and administration support, and will be required to deliver the following Services:
— Face to face interpretation services (verbal),
— Video interpretation services (verbal),
— Telephone interpretation services,
— Translation and transcription services.
The award is made to 3 suppliers and ranked. Call off made based on rank and availability as specified within procurement documents and contract.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
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:
2017/S 126-256931
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Interpretation and translation services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
10/11/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 11
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 11
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 11
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
DA Languages
Sand House 22-24 Greenwood Street Altringham
Cheshire
WA14 1RZ
UK
NUTS: UKD7
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
300 000.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
600 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 2
Title: Interpretation and translation services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
10/11/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 11
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 11
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 11
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Supreme Lingustics T/A Premium linguistic Services
46 Baltimore Road
Birmingham
B42 1QN
UK
NUTS: UKD72
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
40 000.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
100 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 3
Title: Interpretation and translation services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
10/11/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 11
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 11
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 11
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Oncall Interpreters
1st Floor (rear) Colonial Buildings 59-61 Hatton Gardens
London
EC1N 8LS
UK
NUTS: UKD72
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
25 000.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
75 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The Framework has been awarded to the 3 suppliers mentioned in the notice and is ranked (outlined below).
1. DA Languages
2. Supreme Linguistics T/A Premium linguistic Services
3. Oncall Interpreters
This framework agreement is also available and will be open for the use of Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council, Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council, Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council, St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council, Halton Borough Council, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and all Liverpool Schools; a full list of which can be found here: http://www.education.gov.uk/edubase/home.xhtml.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The Royal Court of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Liverpool City Council
Cunard Building
Liverpool
L3 1DS
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
09/01/2018