d/Deaf and Deafblind Communication Services Tender

The council has set up a Framework for interpreting and communication services for people who are d/deaf and deafblind.

United Kingdom-Maidstone: Other community, social and personal services

2020/S 029-068868

Contract notice

Services

Legal Basis:

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

Official name: Kent County Council
Postal address: County Hall
Town: Maidstone
NUTS code: UKJ4
Postal code: ME14 1XQ
Country: United Kingdom
Contact person: Mrs Katherine Clark
E-mail: katherine.clark@kent.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 3000411290

Internet address(es):Main address: http://www.kent.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.kent.gov.uk

I.2)Information about joint procurement

I.3)Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: www.kentbusinessportal.gov.uk

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:

Interpreting and Communication Services for People who are d/Deaf and Deafblind (February 2020)

Reference number: DN463312

II.1.2)Main CPV code

98000000

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

The Council has set up a framework for interpreting and communication services for people who are d/deaf and deafblind to allow the Council to buy communication services from a list of approved providers who meet a certain set of minimum standards. The framework commenced on 17.6.2019 and will run until 16.6.2023. The services to be commissioned under the framework will fall into one of the disciplines listed in this notice. Applicants may apply to join the framework within one of more of these disciplines (please download the invitation to tender for a list of the sub-lotting structure).

II.1.5)Estimated total value

II.1.6)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

Lots 1-10 As described in II.2.4)

Lot No: 1-10

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

98000000

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKJ4

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Lot 1: Face-to-face interpreting services (verbal);

Lot 2: Face-to-face interpreting services (non-verbal);

Lot 3: Transcription;

Lot 4: Lip speakers;

Lot 5: Speech to text reporters;

Lot 6: Deaf relay;

Lot 7: Translation;

Lot 8: Video interpreting services;

Lot 9: Other sign language interpreting from an international range of languages;

Lot 10: Trainee interpreters.

The partner organisations with access to the framework are as follows:

— Kent Police,

— Kent Fire and Rescue,

— KMPT (Kent and Medway Partnership Trust), and

— Dover District Council.

At any time during the term of the framework, any of the following public sector organisations may apply to gain access to the framework:

— Medway Council,

— any district Council Kent, as listed here,

— KCHFT (Kent Community Health Foundation Trust),

— NHS England (Kent and Medway) (AKA NHS Commissioning Board),

— Ashford Clinical Commissioning Group,

— Canterbury and Coastal Clinical Commissioning Group,

— Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley Clinical Commissioning Group,

— Swale Clinical Commissioning Group,

— West Kent Clinical Commissioning Group,

— South Kent Coast Clinical Commissioning Group, and

— Thanet Clinical Commissioning Group.

II.2.5)Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6)Estimated value

II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

End: 16/06/2023

This contract is subject to renewal: no

II.2.10)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2.11)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

II.2.14)Additional information

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions for participation

III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

III.1.2)Economic and financial standing

III.1.3)Technical and professional ability

III.1.5)Information about reserved contracts

III.2)Conditions related to the contract

III.2.1)Information about a particular profession

III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:

III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

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

Framework agreement with several operators

In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:

IV.1.4)Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue

IV.1.6)Information about electronic auction

IV.1.8)Information about the 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

IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 09/03/2020

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:

English

IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 09/03/2020

Local time: 12:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: yes

VI.2)Information about electronic workflows

VI.3)Additional information:

VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

Official name: Kent County Council
Town: Maidstone
Country: United Kingdom

VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.3)Review procedure

VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

07/02/2020