Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Norfolk County Council
Norwich
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Multi Provider Framework Agreement for the Provision of Interpretation, Lipspeaking and Translation Services.
Reference number
NCCT42018
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79540000 - Interpretation services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Norfolk County Council, on behalf of INTRAN, will soon be seeking applications for a multi-provider framework agreement for the provision of Interpreting, Lipspeaking, Translation and Related Communication Services in the Eastern region and surrounding counties.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79540000 - Interpretation services
- 79530000 - Translation services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH1 - East Anglia
Main site or place of performance
East Anglia
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Intran is a multi agency partnership which provides and manages access to interpreting and translation services for people in the Eastern region and surrounding counties who are deaf, hard of hearing or whose first language is not English and cannot communicate effectively in English. The current framework agreement ends on 30.6.2022 and work has commenced on establishing the requirements for a replacement framework. It is intended that the proposed framework will, as a minimum, cover the following services:— British Sign Language— Face to face interpreting— Telephone interpreting— Translation and Braille— Video InterpretingThe framework agreement will be split into lots for the above services. The exact make up of the lots will be included in the tender documents when they are published.It should be noted that the proposed framework is for providers of interpreting and translation and not for translators and interpreters themselves.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
1 September 2021
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
We are currently seeking expression of interest only at this stage. As such no procurement documents are currently availalbe.Once the procurement is live it will be managed electronically via the Council`s e-procurement system. To participate in this procurement once documentation is available, applicants must first be registered on the system at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/BuyerProfiles. Once registered you will be able to see the procurement project under the `tenders` section and `express an interest` to view the documentation. If you encounter any difficulties whilst using the system you can contact the In-tend support team by phoning +44 8442728810 or e-mailing support@in-tend.co.uk.