Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Justice
5 Wellington Place
Leeds
LS1 4AP
MoJProcurementLang@Justice.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Language Services
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79540000 - Interpretation services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is exploring the capability and capacity of suppliers for the provision of language services across the justice system. This is expected to include face to face, telephone and video interpreting services for spoken and non-spoken languages and quality assurance of all language services. Translation and transcription is not currently in scope. The services will be required across the justice sector, including for all courts and tribunals in England and Wales and some tribunals in Scotland, as well as for other justice sector bodies. It is likely the contract will be divided into lots but this is to be developed as part of our market engagement.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79530000 - Translation services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The scope and structure of this procurement will be further developed following market and stakeholder engagement and may change as a result of this ongoing activity.
MoJ reserves the right to conduct further engagement activity with suppliers who show interest in the required services.
Nothing within the notice commits the MoJ to conduct a tender exercise or enter into an Agreement and all information is indicative and subject to change.
two.2.14) Additional information
The MoJ invites interested providers to complete the questionnaire linked below by the 22/11/2021
https://forms.office.com/r/x7ZcjWtdzk
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
9 May 2022
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: Yes