Sub-Contract - Opportunity

1 Purchasing Organisation Details

1.1

Purchasing Organisation Name and Address

1.2

Obtaining Documentation

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1.3

Further Information

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1.4

Receipt of Documents

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2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Translation Services

2.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting purchasing organisation

042-2020-S-BWAL Translation Services

2.3

Details of the Main Contract

Published ID: NOV112029

Title: Business Wales - Entrepreneurship and SME Support Service

Purchasing Organisation: Welsh Government

2.4

Description of the goods or services required

Business Wales provides a first class business support service to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) located in Wales on behalf of the Welsh Government, funded by the European Regional Development Fund. This service is delivered by Growth Partnership Wales, a partnership of Business in Focus, Antur Teifi and Serco Limited.

Superfast Business Wales is a service element of Business Wales, which started in January 2016. It supports eligible businesses across Wales to understand, adopt and exploit the benefits of Superfast Broadband.

Serco invites applications from suitably experienced organisations to provide Welsh translation services to support the Business Wales, Superfast Business Wales programme.

The successful organisations will be required to provide English to Welsh and Welsh to English translation services, as well as proofreading support on an ad-hoc basis.

Serco will require items such as Business Guides, blogs, web pages, press releases and procurement documents translated and proofread from English into Welsh.

Required skills will include quick turnaround times and understanding of relevant topics (topics are based around digital technology and superfast broadband). Desired skills will include an understanding of Welsh Government preferred terminology and membership of the Society of Welsh Translators.

Contract Award

Serco Regional Services Ltd will contract with the successful suppliers and it is anticipated that the contract will be awarded for the period January 2021 to 30 September 2021 subject to available funding and performance reviews (with the possibility of an extension to 30 September 2022).

There will be no value attached to the contract awarded as it will be business led and individual work packages will be agreed.

The initial contract may be extended subject to successful performance, availability of funding

and on basis that it will not infringe Serco Procurement requirements

This activity is funded by the European Regional Development Fund through the Welsh

Government.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=105897.

2.5

Notice Coding and Classification

3 Administrative Information

3.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage - Any candidate may submit a tender.

3.2

Time Limits

3.3

Tender Submission Postbox

4 Other Information

4.1

Additional Information

Please note that the successful organisations will be required to sign up against our Terms and Conditions and Code of Conduct.Both documents are available with the Application Form on this site.Please note that the deadline for any clarification questions is 7 December 2020 (12:00).

Sub-contracting opportunities published on Sell2Wales are business-to-business transactions and are not subject to the normal public sector and EU rules regarding procurement. The Welsh Government does not accept responsibility or liability for the content, evaluation or award of sub-contracting opportunities.

(WA Ref:105897)

Relates to the following project/programme financed by EU Community Funds: Business Wales - Entrepreneurship and SME Support Service funded by European Regional Development Fund.

4.2

Additional Documentation

4.3

Publication date of this notice