The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) advises the Minister for Education and Skills on curriculum and assessment for early childhood education and for primary and post-primary schools. Full details of the organisation and its remit can be found on www.ncca.ie NCCA manages most of its translations through a third party company and are looking to continue to outsource the management of all processes and resources outlined in this tender to the winning bidder. NCCA has a language database which includes a style guide, and sectoral memory and terminology databases at varying stages of development. Further information regarding this, as well as access to database materials, will be provided, as required, to the successful tenderer. A. A full Managed Translation Service (English to Irish and Irish to English) to include provision of integrated booking and tracking system. Successful tenderer will manage all processes and resources on behalf of NCCA (flow of assignments and individual translators). B. Standard level translations and high-level translation (if, and as, required) of educational/corporate materials to suit a variety of audiences, media and purposes. C. Quality assurance processes (translation, revision, proofing) that meet with ISO Standards 17100:2015 D. Translations of static web text and social media content on a daily/weekly basis through CMS built-in translation tool via API E. Development and maintenance of NCCA language database including NCCA style guide, memory and terminology databases (sectoral) and use/apply to all translated materials F. Very occasionally translating work into other EU languages as required to support NCCAโs work
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-04-22.
The procurement was published on 2025-03-14.
Contract notice (2025-03-14) Object Scope of the procurement
Title: NCCA CfT for the provision of Managed Irish Translation Services
Short description:
โThe National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) advises the Minister for Education and Skills on curriculum and assessment for early childhood...โ
Short description
The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) advises the Minister for Education and Skills on curriculum and assessment for early childhood education and for primary and post-primary schools. Full details of the organisation and its remit can be found on www.ncca.ie NCCA manages most of its translations through a third party company and are looking to continue to outsource the management of all processes and resources outlined in this tender to the winning bidder. NCCA has a language database which includes a style guide, and sectoral memory and terminology databases at varying stages of development. Further information regarding this, as well as access to database materials, will be provided, as required, to the successful tenderer. A. A full Managed Translation Service (English to Irish and Irish to English) to include provision of integrated booking and tracking system. Successful tenderer will manage all processes and resources on behalf of NCCA (flow of assignments and individual translators). B. Standard level translations and high-level translation (if, and as, required) of educational/corporate materials to suit a variety of audiences, media and purposes. C. Quality assurance processes (translation, revision, proofing) that meet with ISO Standards 17100:2015 D. Translations of static web text and social media content on a daily/weekly basis through CMS built-in translation tool via API E. Development and maintenance of NCCA language database including NCCA style guide, memory and terminology databases (sectoral) and use/apply to all translated materials F. Very occasionally translating work into other EU languages as required to support NCCAโs work
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Type of contract: services
Products/services: Translation services๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 600 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Description of the procurement:
โThe National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) advises the Minister for Education and Skills on curriculum and assessment for early childhood...โ
Description of the procurement
The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) advises the Minister for Education and Skills on curriculum and assessment for early childhood education and for primary and post-primary schools. Full details of the organisation and its remit can be found on www.ncca.ie NCCA manages most of its translations through a third party company and are looking to continue to outsource the management of all processes and resources outlined in this tender to the winning bidder. NCCA has a language database which includes a style guide, and sectoral memory and terminology databases at varying stages of development. Further information regarding this, as well as access to database materials, will be provided, as required, to the successful tenderer. A. A full Managed Translation Service (English to Irish and Irish to English) to include provision of integrated booking and tracking system. Successful tenderer will manage all processes and resources on behalf of NCCA (flow of assignments and individual translators). B. Standard level translations and high-level translation (if, and as, required) of educational/corporate materials to suit a variety of audiences, media and purposes. C. Quality assurance processes (translation, revision, proofing) that meet with ISO Standards 17100:2015 D. Translations of static web text and social media content on a daily/weekly basis through CMS built-in translation tool via API E. Development and maintenance of NCCA language database including NCCA style guide, memory and terminology databases (sectoral) and use/apply to all translated materials F. Very occasionally translating work into other EU languages as required to support NCCAโs work
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Start date: 2025-05-05 ๐
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Procedure Type of procedure
Open procedure โ Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-04-22 13:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-04-22 13:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=5299238
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 3
Complementary information Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000๐ Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: National Council for Curriculum and Assessment
National registration number: unknown
Postal address: ESRI Building
Postal code: D02 K138
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: info@ncca.ie๐ง
Phone: 016617177๐ Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2025/S 054-174733 (2025-03-14)