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ITT 40/2015 Translation Services.

Contract award notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Ofcom
Riverside House, 2a Southwark Bridge Road
For the attention of: Gavin PUgh
SE1 9HA London
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 2079813609
E-mail:

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: www.ofcom.org.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://ofcom.bravosolution.co.uk

Electronic access to information: https://ofcom.bravosolution.co.uk

Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: https://ofcom.bravosolution.co.uk

I.2)Type of the contracting authority
National or federal agency/office
I.3)Main activity
General public services
Other: independent communications regulator
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract
ITT 40/2015 Translation Services.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 11: Management consulting services [6] and related services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: London, UK.

NUTS code UKI

II.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Ofcom requires the establishment of a ‘call-off’ Contract with 1 Tenderer for the provision of translation and transcription services.
 The Contract will require the following Services to be provided by the successful Tenderer:
 i. The translation and transcription of electronic media into MS Word documents;
 ii. The translation and transcription of documents into MS Word documents; and
 iii. The attendance, from time to time, of translators at Ofcom's London offices to translate and transcribe electronic media and documents into MS Word documents and to answer questions and provide information in relation to such translation and transcription assignments.
 Material to be translated and transcribed will include but not be limited to the following types:
 i. Television programmes (including but not limited to the content of television programmes, on-screen text, subtitles and sponsorship credits);
 ii. Radio programming;
 iii. On demand video content and written material on a website on which on demand content is made available;
 iv. Broadcast advertisements; and
 v. Supporting documentation that may be submitted as evidence during an investigation which may include handwritten complaint letters or complaint forms.
 The successful Tenderer will be required to provide a comprehensive, accurate and timely translation and transcription Services in excellent written English across a wide range of languages. The successful Tenderer must be able to provide comprehensive, accurate and timely translations in at least the languages listed in Table 3, Appendix 4 of the Invitation to Tender document.
 Background: Ofcom is the UK's communications regulator. It regulates the TV and radio sectors, fixed line telecoms, mobiles, postal services, the airwaves over which wireless devices operate and on demand programme services.
II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

79530000

II.1.6)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.2)Total final value of contract(s)
II.2.1)Total final value of contract(s)
Lowest offer 320 000 and highest offer 600 000 GBP
Excluding VAT

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Open
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
1. Quality of translations. Weighting 30
2. Customer service and account management. Weighting 20
3. Availability of service. Weighting 20
4. Pricing. Weighting 30
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction has been used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
ITT 40/2015
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Contract notice

Notice number in the OJEU: 2016/S 020-031647 of 29.1.2016

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1591
V.1)Date of contract award decision:
19.5.2016
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 12
Number of offers received by electronic means: 12
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

Ubiqus UK Limited
7th Floor, 61 Southwark Street
SE1 0HL
United Kingdom
E-mail:
Telephone: +44 02072690370
Internet address: https://www.ubiqus.co.uk/

V.4)Information on value of contract
Total final value of the contract:
Value: 600 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
If annual or monthly value:
Number of months: 48
V.5)Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: no

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.2)Additional information:
The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.
VI.3)Procedures for appeal
VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

High Court of Justice of England and Wales
The Strand, Westminster
WC2A 2LL London
Telephone: +44 2079476000
Internet address: https://courttribunalfinder.service.gov.uk

Body responsible for mediation procedures

Secretary of the Corporation
Riverside House, 2A Southwark Bridge Road
SE1 9HA London
United Kingdom

VI.3.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:
5.8.2016

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