Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Money and Pensions Service
5th Floor, 120 Holborn
LONDON
EC1N2TD
Contact
Carol Hilaire
Telephone
+44 2081324012
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI31 - Camden and City of London
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Money and Pension Guidance
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Translation and Interpretation Services
Reference number
23-36C
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Interpretation and Translation services.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £831,350
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC - North East (England)
- UKD - North West (England)
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
- UKH - East of England
- UKI - London
- UKJ - South East (England)
- UKK - South West (England)
two.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.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Service Delivery / Weighting: 20%
Quality criterion - Name: Continuity of Service / Weighting: 20%
Quality criterion - Name: Booking Systems / Weighting: 10%
Quality criterion - Name: Training / Weighting: 10%
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10%
Price - Weighting: 30%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
12 months
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-025610
four.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 five. Award of contract
Contract No
23-36C
Lot No
Lot 1 Managed Services
Title
Translation and Interpretation Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
24 August 2023
five.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
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
D A Languages Limited
Statham House,Talbot Road, Stretford,
Manchester,
M32 0FP
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD - North West (England)
Companies House
06207784
Internet address
https://www.dalanguages.co.uk/
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £831,350
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Court
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom