Modification notice
Modification of a contract/concession during its term
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
East Sussex County Council
County Hall, St Annes Crescent
Lewes
BN7 1UE
UK
Contact person: James Cooper
E-mail: james.cooper@eastsussex.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ22
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.eastsussex.gov
Address of the buyer profile: https://sesharedservices.org.uk/esourcing
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
ESCC JS Translation and Interpreting Services SUSTI Framework
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79530000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1 - 4
II.2.1) Title
All 4 Lots
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79540000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ22
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
East Sussex County Council (‘ESCC’) is acting as lead authority for a new framework to provide community interpreting services, enabling public sector bodies to meet their commitment to delivering accessible services to the communities of East and West Sussex (the ‘Framework’). ESCC works in partnership with Surrey County Council (‘SCC’) through the Orbis Partnership, and it is envisaged that Surrey County Council, amongst other organisations, may access the Framework.
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Start:
01/03/2017
End:
28/02/2021
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.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2017/S 008-012795
Section V: Award of contract/concession
Lot No: 1 - 4
Contract No: All 4 Lots
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
03/01/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
AA Global Language Services
Francis House, Humber Place
Hull
HU1 1UD
UK
NUTS: UKE11
Internet address(es)
URL: www.aaglobal.co.uk
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Language Connect International Ltd
2 Newham’s Row London
London
SE1 3UZ
UK
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.languageconnect.net/
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
The Royal Association for Deaf People
Block F Parkside Office Village, Nesfield Road
Colchester
CO4 3ZL
UK
NUTS: UKH3
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.royaldeaf.org.uk/
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Sussex Interpreting Services
Community Base, 113 Queens Road
Brighton
BN1 3XG
UK
NUTS: UKJ21
Internet address(es)
URL: www.sussexinterpreting.org.uk
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Vandu Language Services Ltd
36 St Nicholas Lane
Lewes
BN7 2JZ
UK
NUTS: UKJ22
Internet address(es)
URL: https://vandu.co.uk/
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Action Deafness
The Peepul Centre, 28 Orchardson Avenue, Leicester, Leicestershire
Leicester
LE4 6DP
UK
NUTS: UKF21
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Language Empire Ltd
Empire House, College Road
Rochdale
OL12 6AE
UK
NUTS: UKD37
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.language-empire.com
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
/concession: 2 576 000.00
GBP
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The modification is for the whole framework for which there are 4 lots and 7 providers. Please see original award notice for more information.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
East Sussex County Council
Lewes
BN7 1UE
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
East Sussex County Council
Lewes
BN7 1UE
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/01/2021
Section VII: Modifications to the contract/concession
VII.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
VII.1.1) Main CPV code
79530000
VII.1.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79540000
VII.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ22
VII.1.4) Description of the procurement
East Sussex County Council (‘ESCC’) is acting as lead authority for a new framework to provide community interpreting services, enabling public sector bodies to meet their commitment to delivering accessible services to the communities of East and West Sussex (the ‘Framework’). ESCC works in partnership with Surrey County Council (‘SCC’) through the Orbis Partnership, and it is envisaged that Surrey County Council, amongst other organisations, may access the Framework.
VII.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Start:
01/03/2017
End:
31/08/2021
Please see Reasons for modification below.
VII.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the procurement: 2 576 000.00 GBP
The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
VII.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
AA Global Language Services
Francis House, Humber Place
Hull
HU1 1UD
UK
NUTS: UKE11
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.aaglobal.co.uk/
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME:
No
VII.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Language Empire Ltd
Empire House, College Road
Rochdale
OL12 6AE
UK
NUTS: UKD37
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.language-empire.com
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME:
No
VII.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Sussex Interpreting Services
Community Base, 113 Queens Road
Brighton
BN1 3XG
UK
NUTS: UKJ21
Internet address(es)
URL: www.sussexinterpreting.org.uk
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME:
No
VII.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Vandu Language Services Ltd
36 St Nicholas Lane
Lewes
BN7 2JZ
UK
NUTS: UKJ22
Internet address(es)
URL: https://vandu.co.uk/
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME:
No
VII.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Action Deafness
The Peepul Centre, 28 Orchardson Avenue
Leicester
LE4 6DP
UK
NUTS: UKF21
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME:
No
VII.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Language Connect
2 Newham’s Row
London
SE1 3UZ
UK
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.languageconnect.net/
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME:
No
VII.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
The Royal Association For Deaf People
Block F Parkside Office Village, Nesfield Road
Colchester
CO4 3ZL
UK
NUTS: UKH3
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME:
No
VII.2) Information about modifications
VII.2.1) Description of the modifications
Extend until 31 August 2021.
VII.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee
Description of the circumstances which rendered the modification necessary and explanation of the unforeseen nature of these circumstances:
The Covid-19 situation is so new and has so little additional information around it, that the consequences are not something we could or should have predicted. Back in April, we were still working on the assumption that we would be tendering for this service as normal however, as time progressed and the impact of Covid-19 became more apparent, emergency procedures were put in place which had to be managed by some staff members, taking them away from their regular day to day activities. The impact on certain peoples’ roles was not foreseen when we first had discussion with the service around re-procurement.
VII.2.3) Increase in price
Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications and price adaptions and, in the case of Directive 2014/23/EU, average inflation in the Member State concerned)
Value excluding VAT: 2 576 000.00 Currency: GBP
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: 2 576 000.00 Currency: GBP