Translation Services

National Council for Special Education

The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) was set up to improve the delivery of education services to persons with special educational needs (SEN). The NCSE is a statutory body. The aim of the NCSE is to support an inclusive education system that enables students and adults with special educational needs to achieve their potential.
The NCSE have a remit to co-ordinate student access to special classes and special schools places. This requires that students have professional reports to access these school places. The recent significant increase of students speaking Ukrainian/Russian requires the NCSE procure a dedicated translation service for documents, with a current focus on translation from Ukrainian or Russian into English

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-11-19. The procurement was published on 2022-11-04.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2022-11-04 Contract notice
2023-01-24 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2022-11-04)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Translation services
Reference number: 2211Ops2
Short description:
โ€œThe National Council for Special Education (NCSE) was set up to improve the delivery of education services to persons with special educational needs (SEN)....โ€    Show more
Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Translation services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Translation services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: National or federal Agency/Office
Awarding authority name: National Council for Special Education
Postal address: 1 - 2 Mill Street
Postal code: Trim
Postal town: Trim
Contact
Internet address: http://www.ncse.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: kate.mcgrane@ncse.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 016033274 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=228204&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=228204&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-11-04 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2022-11-19 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2022-11-09 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 216-620844
OJ-S issue: 216
Additional information

โ€œFull time staff of NCSE. HEO and APs.โ€

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€œThe National Council for Special Education (NCSE) was set up to improve the delivery of education services to persons with special educational needs (SEN)....โ€    Show more

โ€œThe NCSE have a remit to co-ordinate student access to special classes and special schools places. This requires that students have professional reports to...โ€    Show more
Estimated total value: 250 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 250 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 12 months
Description of renewals:
โ€œThis will be a 12 month contract subject to renewal, based on quality of work received and ongoing demand for the service.โ€
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
โ€œDublinโ€

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
โ€œN/Aโ€
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions:
โ€œN/Aโ€

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Accelerated procedure:
โ€œUrgent translation of professional reports for Ukrainian refugees in Ireland.โ€
Time of receipt of tenders: 19:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Irish ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 2023-02-19 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening date: 2022-11-19 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 19:00
Place: NCSE, James Joyce Street, Dublin
Additional information:
โ€œFull time staff of NCSE. HEO and APs.โ€

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Kate McGrane
Internet address: www.ncse.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/556 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=228204&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Kate McGrane
Postal address: NCSE, Metropolitan Building
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D01 K0Y8
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 16033274 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: kate.mcgrane@ncse.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: www.ncse.ie ๐ŸŒ
Information about review deadlines:
โ€œN/Aโ€
Source: OJS 2022/S 216-620844 (2022-11-04)
Contract award notice (2023-01-24)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€œThe National Council for Special Education (NCSE) was set up to improve the delivery of education services to persons with special educational needs (SEN)....โ€    Show more
Total value of the procurement: 250 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-01-24 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2023-01-27 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 020-053920
Refers to notice: 2022/S 216-620844
OJ-S issue: 20

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€œThe NCSE have a remit to co-ordinate student access to special classes and special schools places. This requires that students have professional reports to...โ€    Show more

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality
Quality criterion (weighting): 80
Price (weighting): 20

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2022-12-16 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Access Translations
National registration number: IE4653211Q
Postal address: 5 Bruach na Laoi
Postal town: Cork
Postal code: Union Quay
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 214316022 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: cathy@access-translations.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Country: South-West ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Internet address: http://www.access-translations.com ๐ŸŒ
Total value of the procurement: 250 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Source: OJS 2023/S 020-053920 (2023-01-24)