Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Money and Pensions Service
5th Floor, 120 Holborn
LONDON
EC1N2TD
UK
Contact person: Carol Hilaire
Telephone: +44 2081324012
E-mail: carol.hilaire@maps.org.uk
NUTS: UKI31
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://maps.org.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Money and Pension Guidance
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Translation and Interpretation Services
Reference number: 23-36C
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Interpretation and Translation services.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
831 350.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
UKD
UKE
UKF
UKG
UKH
UKI
UKJ
UKK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
All MaPS funded face-to-face Debt Advisors and Pensions Guidance will have access to interpretation and translation services via a telephone interpreting service. They would also have access to British Sign Language Video and British Sign Language Face to Face (digital) Interpreting services. MaPS Translation & Interpretation Service has supported people to receive Debt and Pension Advice, the provision will have regard to the number of people in need, helped, the quality of service provided, and the quality of advice delivered.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Service Delivery
/ Weighting: 20%
Quality criterion: Continuity of Service
/ Weighting: 20%
Quality criterion: Booking Systems
/ Weighting: 10%
Quality criterion: Training
/ Weighting: 10%
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 10%
Price
/ Weighting:
30%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
12 months
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
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-025610
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: Lot 1 Managed Services
Contract No: 23-36C
Title: Translation and Interpretation Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
24/08/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
D A Languages Limited
06207784
Statham House,Talbot Road, Stretford,
Manchester,
M32 0FP
UK
NUTS: UKD
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.dalanguages.co.uk/
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 831 350.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
31/08/2023