Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Department of Finance
Clare House, 303 Airport Road West
Belfast
BT3 9ED
UK
E-mail: collaboration.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk
NUTS: UKN
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
DoF — Coll — Provision of Interpretation, Translation, Transcription and.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79530000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Central Procurement Directorate invites appropriate Contractors to tender for the provision of Interpretation, Translation, Transcription and Alternative Format Services to assist the Northern Ireland Public Sector to effectively communicate. The provision of these services is essential to ensuring that the Northern Ireland Public Sector can deliver a professional high quality, safe and progressive service. All bodies listed in https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/publications/list-public-bodies-which-can-participate-cpdcollaborative-frameworks may avail of this Framework Agreement.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
9 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Face to Face Interpretation Services
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79540000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Central Procurement Directorate invites appropriate Contractors to tender for the provision of Interpretation, Translation, Transcription and Alternative Format Services to assist the Northern Ireland Public Sector to effectively communicate. The provision of these services is essential to ensuring that the Northern Ireland Public Sector can deliver a professional high quality, safe and progressive service. All bodies listed in https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/publications/list-public-bodies-which-canparticipate-cpd-collaborative-frameworks may avail of this Framework Agreement.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Methodology
/ Weighting: 40
Price
/ 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
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Telephone Interpretation Services
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79540000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Central Procurement Directorate invites appropriate Contractors to tender for the provision of Interpretation, Translation, Transcription and Alternative Format Services to assist the Northern Ireland Public Sector to effectively communicate. The provision of these services is essential to ensuring that the Northern Ireland Public Sector can deliver a professional high quality, safe and progressive service. All bodies listed in https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/publications/list-public-bodies-which-canparticipate-cpd-collaborative-frameworks may avail of this Framework Agreement.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Methodology
/ Weighting: 40
Price
/ 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
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Sign Language Interpretation Services
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79540000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Central Procurement Directorate invites appropriate Contractors to tender for the provision of Interpretation, Translation, Transcription and Alternative Format Services to assist the Northern Ireland Public Sector to effectively communicate. The provision of these services is essential to ensuring that the Northern Ireland Public Sector can deliver a professional high quality, safe and progressive service. All bodies listed in https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/publications/list-public-bodies-which-canparticipate-cpd-collaborative-frameworks may avail of this Framework Agreement.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Methodology
/ Weighting: 40
Price
/ 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
Lot No: 4
II.2.1) Title
Translation and Transcription Services
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79530000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Central Procurement Directorate invites appropriate Contractors to tender for the provision of Interpretation, Translation, Transcription and Alternative Format Services to assist the Northern Ireland Public Sector to effectively communicate. The provision of these services is essential to ensuring that the Northern Ireland Public Sector can deliver a professional high quality, safe and progressive service. All bodies listed in https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/publications/list-public-bodies-which-canparticipate-cpd-collaborative-frameworks may avail of this Framework Agreement.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Methodology
/ Weighting: 40
Price
/ 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.1.3) 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 089-174543
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Title: Face to Face Interpretation Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/10/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Flex Language Services
Belfast
UK
NUTS: UKN
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Title: Telephone Interpretation Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/10/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The bigword
Leeds
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 3
Title: Sign Language Interpretation Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/10/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
RNIDP — t/a Action on Hearing Loss
Belfast
UK
NUTS: UKN
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 4
Title: Written Translation and Transcription Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/10/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 10
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Global Connections
Glasgow
UK
NUTS: UKM
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Language Room
Linlithgow
UK
NUTS: UKM
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Flex Language Services
Belfast
UK
NUTS: UKN
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures.
N/A
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/11/2017