Software for Online Language Services

Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: SOFTWARE FOR ONLINE LANGUAGE SERVICES
2. Awarding Authority: Welsh Government, The Welsh Ministers, Corporate Procurement Services, Cathays Park,Cardiff,CF10 3NQ. Tel: 03000603300. Web: Electronic access to information: www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk . Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk (Corporate Procurement Services).
3. Contract type: Supply contract
Single stage – Any candidate may submit a tender.
4. Description: The awarding authority (on behalf of the awarding authority is looking to procure software and on-going maintenance / development that will enable content acquired from provided by third parties in a monolingual format to be played bilingually (in Welsh and English) on the Business Wales website (businesswales.gov.wales) in a manner that complies with Welsh Language Standard requirements
5. CPV Code(s): 48221000, 48481000, 48517000, 48520000, 72200000, 72211000, 72212480, 72212500, 72212781, 72260000, 72263000, 72264000, 72268000, 72420000
6. NUTS code(s): UKL, UKL2, UKL22
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: UK – All,WALES, West Wales and The Valleys, Isle of Anglesey, Gwynedd, Conwy and Denbighshire, South West Wales (Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion), Central Valleys (Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf), Gwent Valleys (Torfaen, Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly), Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot, Swansea, East Wales, Monmouthshire and Newport, Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan, Flintshire and Wrexham, Powys
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority : C007/2016/2017
9. Estimated value of requirement: Not provided.
10. Deadline Date 15.7.2016 (14:00:00).
11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information/documentation regarding the above contract notice please visit
12. Other information: NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at
Total quantity or scope of tender
An indicative budget in the range of 60,000-100,000 excluding VAT will be made available for this project. This budget is for the current requirement and for the whole contract term, including any extensions.
An option to extend the agreement for one year will be available to the Client and will be subject to annual performance reviews. The Client reserves the right to revisit the commercial offering provided by the successful bidder and it is not envisaged that the rates provided will increase.
Estimated award date
01-08-2016
Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up
EN
CY
Additional Information
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Once logged in you must click on ‘ITT’s Open to all Suppliers’
The etender references for this contract are: Project_33713 and ITT 55186
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(WA Ref:35808)
Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority’s economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are:
The use of local supply chain initiatives
Retention of and training opportunities for existing workforce
Training and recruitment opportunities for the economically inactive
Promotion of Social Enterprises and Support Businesses wherever possible
(WA Ref:48090)
Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority’s economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are:
Procurement is viewed as a key driver for delivering the Client’s sustainable development commitments. The Client is striving to develop a vibrant Welsh economy capable of delivering strong and sustainable economic growth by providing opportunities for everyone in Wales. Sustainable Development means ensuring that our actions contribute in the round to social, economic and environmental well-being now and in the future; improving the environment, building stronger communities, reducing social exclusion and poverty and encouraging the development of the economy.
The Client’s commitment to deliver ‘community benefit’ outcomes from our procurement activity is designed to ensure that wider social and economic issues are taken into account when spending public money. The intention is to achieve the very best value for money in the widest sense.
The Community Benefits approach and priorities to address
The approach
The Client has decided to take a non core approach to Community Benefits, this means that the Community Benefits proposal that you return as part of this tender process will not be evaluated and scored.
The priorities to address
The Community Benefits Policy has key strategic priority areas that align with the Welsh Government Programme for Government commitments. The policy priority areas that the client want you to focus on in your Community Benefits proposal are:
Training and recruitment opportunities for the economically inactive/ disadvantaged groups, including Worklessness (Welsh Government Lift Programme), and/or graduates, under graduates placements and/or trainees, and/or apprenticeships etc.
Bidders should consider opportunities for recruiting and training the above groups as part of the workforce delivering this contract / agreement.
Retention and training for the existing workforce
Promotion of Environmental Benefits
Promotion of Social Businesses
Contributions to Education, Numeracy, Literacy and STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths subjects)
Long-term economically inactive’ in this invitation means those who have not been in paid employment in the last 3 months immediately prior to the date of this invitation. For the definition of disadvantaged please refer to the EU definition which can be found in the community benefits measurement tool, employment tab at this link
Innovation is encouraged and this list is not exhaustive.
It is important to ensure that the contract / agreement delivery achieves Community Benefits over and above the contract / agreement itself and also is clearly linked to your expertise as the supplier and the subject of the contract / agreement. The expectation is that any Community Benefits proposed will be delivered on a cost neutral basis. This can be achieved by engaging with the support agencies detailed on pages 22 and 23.
Management of Community Benefits Delivery
The successful bidder must work with the Client’s contract / agreement manager to maximise the community benefits delivered throughout the contract term. Bidders will appoint a ‘champion’ in order to progress and innovate in this area of sustainability and community benefit. The Community Benefit Proposal should be included for regular review meetings.
Relates to the following project/programme financed by EU Community Funds: Entrepreneurship Support – Business Wales (West Wales & The Valleys and East Wales).
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