The Contract relates to the translation, verification and return of fully completed translations of reports, policy documents, Government press-releases, website content, forms, general correspondence, titles and other short texts. A high quality, accurate and professional service is required at all times. The successful Tenderer will prioritise translations as directed by the Department - some material, in particular Government press releases, must be returned within a maximum of three hours.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-04-23.
The procurement was published on 2022-03-23.
Object Scope of the procurement
Title:
“RFT for the provision of Irish Language translation services to the Department of the Taoiseach
RFT - Translation services”
Products/services: Translation services📦
Short description:
“The Contract relates to the translation, verification and return of fully completed translations of reports, policy documents, Government press-releases,...”
Short description
The Contract relates to the translation, verification and return of fully completed translations of reports, policy documents, Government press-releases, website content, forms, general correspondence, titles and other short texts. A high quality, accurate and professional service is required at all times. The successful Tenderer will prioritise translations as directed by the Department - some material, in particular Government press releases, must be returned within a maximum of three hours.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 130 000 💰
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Additional products/services: Translation services📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Merrion Street Upper, Dublin D02 R483
Description of the procurement:
“The Contract relates to the translation, verification and return of fully completed translations of reports, policy documents, Government press-releases,...”
Description of the procurement
The Contract relates to the translation, verification and return of fully completed translations of reports, policy documents, Government press-releases, website content, forms, general correspondence, titles and other short texts.
The successful Tenderer must be able to provide a high quality, accurate and professional service at all times and be familiar with the terms and terminology commonly used by the Department of the Taoiseach, and available on the websites tearma.ie, focloir.ie, and teanglann.ie. Consistency in the provision of a high quality-service will be a prime requisite for the successful Tenderer.
The successful Tenderer will prioritise translations as directed by the Department. While every effort will be made to provide as much notice as possible, we require that some material, in particular Government press releases, be returned within a maximum of three hours. Tenderers must confirm that they have the capacity to provide this kind of turnaround on a regular basis.
The standard practice of having draft translations checked by a second translator against the original English text and finally read independently of the original text, before being supplied (to the Department), should be adhered to. If the Department finds any errors in translations these are to be rectified free of charge.
There may occasionally be more than one assignment at the same time and the successful Tenderer must ensure they have sufficient resources available to ensure that all translations are delivered within the required time-frames.
Continuity of service will be required, during periods of illness, annual leave and absence, and during periods of IT systems’ failure, etc. Translations are to be supplied fully completed, and following the source-texts as regards script (i.e., bold and italic script as required), tables, etc.
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Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 130 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 36
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal ✅ Description
Description of renewals:
“The Contract is for an initial period of two years with an option to extend for up to two additional periods of six months each.”
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: As stated in RFT document
Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Procedure Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2022-04-23
12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Irish 🗣️
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2022-04-23
12:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place):
“Department of the Taoiseach, Government Buildings, Merrion Street Upper, Dublin D02 R583”
Conditions for opening of tenders (Information about authorised persons and opening procedure): Authorised persons are Marc McManus & Clara Reynolds
Complementary information Information about electronic workflows
Electronic payment will be used
Additional information
None
Review body
Name: High Court of Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2022/S 061-161061 (2022-03-23)
Additional information (2022-04-13)
Complementary information Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2022/S 061-161061
Changes Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.2)
Place of text to be modified: Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Old value
Date: 2022-04-23 📅
Time: 12:00
New value
Date: 2022-04-28 📅
Time: 12:00
Other additional information
“Tenderers should note that, in line with the notice dated 15 December 2021 published on the Office of Government Procurement website with regard to the...”
Tenderers should note that, in line with the notice dated 15 December 2021 published on the Office of Government Procurement website with regard to the establishment of an OGP Framework for the Provision of Irish Language Translation Services, this RFT for Irish Language Translation Services for the Department of the Taoiseach is being run on an interim basis pending the establishment of the OGP Irish Language Translation Services Framework. It is the intention of the Department of the Taoiseach to draw down from the OGP framework once established. Tenderers should be aware that this may impact on the overall value of any Contract as well as its Term. The RFT has been amended to reflect this intention by the Department. Tenderers may also wish to note the deadline for receipt of Tenders has been extended to the 28th April 2022.
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Source: OJS 2022/S 075-204435 (2022-04-13)