Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Cumberland Council
Cumbria House, 107 - 117 Botchergate
Carlisle
CA1 1RD
UK
Contact person: Mr Sunday Oguntonade
Telephone: +44 7795546733
E-mail: sunday.oguntonade@cumbria.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD1
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.cumberland.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.cumberland.gov.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.the-chest.org.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=b1d1f66d-5fe5-ef11-8134-005056b64545
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: DN762678
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79530000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The council is procuring a contract for the provision of Interpretation and Translation Service for a term of up to 2 years. Please refer to the schedule 2 service specification of the tender documents for further details (available via The Chest - see below).
The council proposes to enter into the Contract for an initial term of one year with the successful Tenderer (Service Provider). The initial term is 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026. There is 1 optional extension available of up to 12 months. Use of this optional extension is at the absolute discretion of the council. If the optional extensions is used, the Contract will end on 31st March 2027.
The estimated total value of the Contract Agreement for the 1 year initial term is £200,000 excluding VAT. The maximum value of the contract plus the optional extension of 1 year is £400,000 excluding VAT. Details of expenditure and extension periods are indicative only. Any extension periods will be confirmed with the contract provider. There is no guaranteed spend.
For further details, and to access the tender documents, including the service specification, please use the council's online procurement portal The Chest - https://www.the-chest.org.uk
Registration on The Chest is free of charge.
All bids must be received electronically via The Chest by the closing date stated in the Invitation to Tender (ITT).
Any clarifications you have about the tender must be sent via messaging on the chest by the closing date stated in the ITT.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
400 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD1
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 20
Price
/ Weighting:
20
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
400 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/04/2025
End:
31/03/2027
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The council proposes to enter into the Contract for an initial term of one year with the successful Tenderer (Service Provider). The initial term is from the 1st of April 2025 to 31st of March 2026.
There is 1 optional extension of up to 12 months. Use of this optional extension is at the absolute discretion of the Council. If the optional extension of 12 months is used, the contract will end on 31st March 2027.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
12/03/2025
Local time: 10:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
12/03/2025
Local time: 10:30
Place:
The electronic seal of bids will be broken at the deadline advertised above and in the ITT and bids will be downloaded. Bids will be assessed as described in the Invitation to Tender (ITT).
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
The Council is conducting the procurement using the open procedure in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR15) for the purpose of procuring the services described in the Specification.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
His Majesty's Court Service
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/02/2025