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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: FACE TO FACE INTERPRETATION SERVICE (FOR NON-ENGLISH SPEAKERS)
2. Awarding Authority: CPD – Supplies and Services Division, Department of Justice (DOJ), GB Email: justice.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk.
3. Contract type: Service contract
Open
4. Description: The awarding authority seeks to establish a Contract for the provision of Face to Face Interpreting at the specified location. The provision of these services is essential to ensuring that the Criminal Justice Organisations (CJOs) can deliver a professional and progressive service to all those who enter the criminal justice system – including those who come before the civil, family or coroners’ courts, or who use tribunal proceedings administered by the Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service (NICTS). The main users of the contract will be: Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) ; Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service (NICTS); Public Prosecution Service (PPS) ; Probation Service of Northern Ireland (PBNI) ; Legal Services Agency (LSANI) In addition to the five main users listed above, this contract may also be used by the following CJOs in Northern Ireland who are associated with and party to this contract: The Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) ; The Youth Justice Agency ; Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland ; Northern Ireland Prisoner Ombudsman ; The Department of Justice ; Compensation Services Agency ; Victim Support ; Police Rehabilitation and Retraining Trust ; Northern Ireland Policing Board The DOJ requires Contractors to provide comprehensive spoken language interpreting services to fulfil the current and evolving needs of the CJOs signed up to this contract. The Contractors must be able to provide interpreting services through qualified and experienced personnel for a wide range of languages. The Contractors must provide face to face interpreting services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The Contractors must be able to provide interpreting services at premises located across Northern Ireland.
5. CPV Code(s): 79540000
6. NUTS code(s): UKN, UKN0, UKN06
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: Northern Ireland
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: CfT CA Unique ID: SSD-6129
9. Estimated value of requirement: Not provided.
10. Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 3.2.2025 (15:00:00).
11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information on the above contract please visit Web:
12. Other information: Evaluation Mechanism: Best Price-Quality Ratio
Procurement Type: Services
CPC Category: Other services
Directive: 2014/24/EU (Classic)
CfT Involves: A Public Contract
Award per Item: No
Inclusion of e-Auctions: No
Above or Below OJEU Threshold: Above
End of clarification period: 24/01/2025 18:00
Upload of documents within the clarifications: Yes
Tenders Opening Date: 03/02/2025 15:30
Allow suppliers to make an online Expression Of Interest: Yes
Contract awarded in Lots: No
EU funding: No
Multiple tenders will be accepted: No
Contract duration in months or years, excluding extensions: 5 years
Validity of Tender in days or months:
90 days
TKR-202513-EX-1832675