Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Corporate Officer of the House of Commons
210715608
Parliament Square
LONDON
SW1A 0AA
UK
E-mail: pcd@parliament.uk
NUTS: UKI32
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.parliament.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.parliament.uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
House of Commons
Corporate Officer of the House of Lords
London
SW1A 0AA
UK
E-mail: pcd@parliament.uk
NUTS: UKI32
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.parliament.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.parliament.uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
House of Lords
Corporate Officer of the House of Lords
London
SW1A 0AA
UK
E-mail: pcd@parliament.uk
NUTS: UKI32
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.parliament.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.parliament.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
In the case of joint procurement involving different countries – applicable national procurement law:
PCR2015
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
British Sign Language
Reference number: GSV2417
II.1.2) Main CPV code
64228100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
A contract for the provision of British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation for broadcast coverage of House of Commons proceedings in order to deliver on the Authority’s commitment to inclusivity and reaching wider audiences with accessible services. The supplier will also provide BSL interpretation for coverage for some House of Lords business.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
735 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI32
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
An open procedure for the provision of British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation for broadcast coverage of House of Commons proceedings and some House of Lords proceedings in order to deliver on the Authority’s commitment to inclusivity and reaching wider audiences with accessible services.<br/>11 suppliers expressed an interest and 3 suppliers submitted a tender response.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 40%
Cost criterion: Commercial
/ Weighting: 60%
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.1.8) 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:
2022/S 000-022466
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14/10/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
RED BEE MEDIA LTD
04257461
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE EALING CROSS 7TH FLOOR, 85 UXBRIDGE ROAD EALING
London
W5 5TH
UK
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.redbeemedia.com
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 735 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court of England and Wales
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: http://judiciary.uk/highcourt
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
The High Court of England and Wales
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: http://judiciary.uk/highcourt
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/06/2026