Liverpool City Council Interpretation and Translation Services Tender

Liverpool City Council is looking to appoint a Service Provider to manage all or a large proportion of communication support requirements.

United Kingdom-Liverpool: Interpretation services

2017/S 126-256931

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

Liverpool City Council
4th Floor, Cunard Building
Liverpool
L3 1DS
United Kingdom
Contact person: Mr Paul Christie
Telephone: +44 1512330591
E-mail: Paul.Christie@liverpool.gov.uk
NUTS code: UKD5

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

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

I.2)Joint procurement

I.3)Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: www.procontract.due-north.com

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: www.procontract.due-north.com

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:

DN285094 Interpretation and Translation Services.

Reference number: DN285094

II.1.2)Main CPV code

79540000

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

Liverpool City Council (LCC) is looking to appoint Service Providers to manage all or a large proportion of communication support requirements. The Service Providers will provide an ‘Interpretation, Translation and Transcription Service’ offering advisory and administration support.

This framework agreement will also be made available and will be open for the use for Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council, Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council, Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council, St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council, Halton Borough Council, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and all Liverpool Schools; a full list of which can be found here: http://www.education.gov.uk/edubase/home.xhtml

II.1.5)Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 1 000 000.00 GBP

II.1.6)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

79530000

79540000

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKD5

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Liverpool City Council (LCC) is looking to appoint a Service Provider to manage all or a large proportion of communication support requirements. The Service Provider will provide an ‘Interpretation, Translation and Transcription Service’ offering advisory and administration support, and will be required to deliver the following Services:

— Face to Face Interpretation Services (Verbal).

— Video Interpretation Services (Verbal).

— Telephone Interpretation Services.

— Translation and Transcription Services.

Interested tenderers will need to navigate to the ‘my opportunities’ section and download the documents from the Due North / ProContract website.

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

Duration in months: 48

This contract is subject to renewal: yes

Description of renewals:

Duration of agreement is three (3) years with an optional one (1) year extension.

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

Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue

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

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.3)Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

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

Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 3

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: 31/07/2017

Local time: 16:00

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

IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 31/07/2017

Local time: 16:00

Place:

Legal Department at Liverpool City Council.

Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:

A legal professional from Liverpool City Council will unseal the bids after the deadline has expired.

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2)Information about electronic workflows

VI.3)Additional information:

VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

The Royal Court of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
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

Liverpool City Council
Cunard Building
Liverpool
L3 1DS
United Kingdom

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

30/06/2017

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