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Contract Award Notice

Translation and Interpretation Services

  • First published: 01 September 2023
  • Last modified: 01 September 2023
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Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-03f875
Published by:
Money and Pensions Service
Authority ID:
AA78892
Publication date:
01 September 2023
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

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.

Full notice text

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

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security Other Services

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
carol.hilaire@maps.org.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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