Single-Party Framework Agreement for the Provision of Interpretation Services

Beaumont Hospital

The Contracting Authority intends to establish a framework agreement with a suitably qualified and experienced service provider for the
provision of a multi-language interpretation service. The requirement is for a timely, reliable and high quality interpretation service to assist
medical and other front-line staff when communicating with patients whose
first language is not English.
For the avoidance of doubt, it is emphasised that the Contracting Authority may legitimately cease to use this framework agreement in order to avail of any national or centralised framework agreement that becomes
available in the future. The Contracting Authority shall exercise its sole discretion in this regard.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2016-06-27. The procurement was published on 2016-05-19.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2016-05-19 Contract notice
Contract notice (2016-05-19)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Interpretation services
Reference number: 2448
Short description:
The Contracting Authority intends to establish a framework agreement with a suitably qualified and experienced service provider for the provision of a multi-language interpretation service. The requirement is for a timely, reliable and high quality interpretation service to assist medical and other front-line staff when communicating with patients whose first language is not English. For the avoidance of doubt, it is emphasised that the Contracting Authority may legitimately cease to use this framework agreement in order to avail of any national or centralised framework agreement that becomes available in the future. The Contracting Authority shall exercise its sole discretion in this regard.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Interpretation services 📦
Additional CPV: Translation services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Dublin 🏙️

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Beaumont Hospital
Postal address: Beaumont Road, Beaumont
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.beaumont.ie 🌏
E-mail: tendering@beaumont.ie 📧
Phone: +353 018093243 📞
Fax: +353 018092959 📠
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=99174&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2016-05-19 📅
Submission deadline: 2016-06-27 📅
Publication date: 2016-05-24 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2016/S 098-175084
OJ-S issue: 98
Additional information
Please consult the Invitation to Tender document, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The Contracting Authority intends to establish a framework agreement with a suitably qualified and experienced service provider for the
provision of a multi-language interpretation service. The requirement is for a timely, reliable and high quality interpretation service to assist
medical and other front-line staff when communicating with patients whose
first language is not English.
For the avoidance of doubt, it is emphasised that the Contracting Authority may legitimately cease to use this framework agreement in order to avail of any national or centralised framework agreement that becomes
available in the future. The Contracting Authority shall exercise its sole discretion in this regard.
Estimated total value: 800 000 EUR 💰
Short description:
The Contracting Authority intends to establish a framework agreement with a suitably qualified and experienced service provider for the provision of a multi-language interpretation service. The requirement is for a timely, reliable and high quality interpretation service to assist medical and other front-line staff when communicating with patients whose first language is not English.
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For the avoidance of doubt, it is emphasised that the Contracting
Authority may legitimately cease to use this framework agreement
in order to avail of any national or centralised framework agreement
that becomes available in the future. The Contracting Authority shall
exercise its sole discretion in this regard.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 800 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 48 months
Additional information:
Please consult the Invitation to Tender document, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin 9.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
Please consult the Invitation to Tender document, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie
Economic and financial standing:
Please consult the Invitation to Tender document, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie
Minimum level(s) of standards:
Please consult the Invitation to Tender document, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie
Technical and professional ability:
Please consult the Invitation to Tender document, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions:
It shall be a condition for the performance of this framework agreement that all staff of the successful framework member who are afforded access to the Contracting Authority's premises under this framework agreement will have been fully and satisfactorily Garda vetted, as required by legislation. The successful framework member shall be required to provide appropriate evidence to this effect prior to the commencement of service delivery under this framework agreement.
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Procedure
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 12 months
Tender opening date: 2016-06-27 📅
Tender opening time: 12:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Louise Simon
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/403 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=99174&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Central Office of the High Court, the Four Courts, Ground Floor (East Wing)
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886125 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Information about review deadlines:
The Contracting Authority undertakes that this framework agreement will not be established for a period of 14 calendar days following the electronic notification of all concerned tenderers of the Contracting Authority's award decision. This ‘standstill period’ is being observed in accordance with the provisions of S.I. 130 of 2010.
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Source: OJS 2016/S 098-175084 (2016-05-19)
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