DfC Collaborative Framework for the Provision of Interpreting and Translation Services
Estimated value
£6.0m
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
7
Published
02 Jun 2026
Description
Construction and Procurement Delivery (CPD), on behalf of the Participating Bodies (Northern Ireland Civil Service Departments, Agencies and Non-Departmental Public Bodies, and other Participating Bodies – ‘the Buyer’) is seeking to establish a collaborative framework agreement for the provision of interpreting and translation services. Suppliers should refer to the Specification Schedules for full detail on the requirements of this framework agreement. Neither CPD nor the Participating Bodies can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this framework agreement.
Scope
- Reference
- ID 5981538
- Total value
- £6,000,000 excluding VAT£7,200,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 31 Aug 2026 to 31 Aug 2030
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 7953000079540000
- Contract locations
- Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| AC1 Service Delivery | 30.6 percent of total evaluation | quality | — |
| AC2 Quality Assurance | 9.6 percent of total evaluation | quality | — |
| AC3 Data Protection and Information Security | 9.6 percent of total evaluation | quality | — |
| AC4 Social Value | 10.2 percent of total evaluation | quality | — |
| AC5 Price | 40 percent of total evaluation | price | — |
| AC2 Quality Assurance | As per tender documentation | quality | — |
| AC3 Data Protection and Information Security | As per tender documentation. | quality | — |
| AC4 Social Value | As per tender documentation. | quality | — |
| AC5 Price | As per tender documentation. | price | — |
| Mandatory field but all criteria already listed. | Mandatory field but all criteria already listed. | quality | — |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
As per tender documentation
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 19 Jun 2026, 5:00 pm
- Submission deadline
- 29 Jun 2026, 2:00 pm
- Submission address
- Tenders must be submitted electronically via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) opportunity on eTendersNI, website details immediately below. Paper submissions will not be accepted or considered and will be rejected by the Contracting Authority / Buyer. The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Lots · 7 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Face to Face and Video | £890k | active |
| 2 | Telephone | £3.2m | active |
| 3 | Sign Language (BSL & ISL) | £905k | active |
| 4 | Lip Speaking | £5k | active |
| 5 | Note Taking | £5k | active |