Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-05-18
Buyer: Scottish Police Authority
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 79540000
Estimated value: 568000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-06-15
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Scottish Police Authority intends to establish a framework agreement for the provision of services in relation to British Sign Language (BSL)on behalf of Police Scotland, the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS), the Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB), the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Services (COPFS), the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration (SCRA), Social Security Scotland and Forestry and Land Scotland.
This framework agreement shall be divided into two (2) individual Lots. Both lot 1 and 2 are further divided into geographical sublots — North, East and West. A maximum of three (3) contractors shall be appointed to each lot.
The Scottish Police Authority wish to award a framework agreement for the provision of services in relation to British Sign Language (BSL)on behalf of Police Scotland, the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS), the Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB), the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Services (COPFS), the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration (SCRA), Social Security Scotland and Forestry and Land Scotland.
This framework agreement shall be divided into two (2) individual lots. Each individual lot is detailed in the table below. Both lot 1 and 2 are further divided into geographical sublots — North, East and West. A maximum of three (3) contractors shall be appointed to each lot.
The North area includes Highlands and Islands (Orkney Isles, Shetland Isles and Western Isles), North East (Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Moray) and Tayside (Dundee, Perth City, Perth and Kinross and Angus).
The East area includes Edinburgh City, The Lothians and Border, Fife and Forth Valley (Stirling, Falkirk and Clackmannanshire).
The West area includes Greater Glasgow, Ayrshire, Lanarkshire, Argyll and West Dunbartonshire (Inner Hebrides), Renfrewshire and Inverclyde and Dumfries and Galloway.
Lot 1 24/7 service coverage — services are required to be delivered 24 hours per day and 7 days per week.
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Services are Required to be Delivered During Normal Office Hours, i.e. Monday to Friday 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
The Scottish Police Authority wish to award a framework agreement for the provision of services in relation to British Sign Language (BSL)on behalf of Police Scotland, the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS), the Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB), the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Services (COPFS), the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration (SCRA), Social Security Scotland and Forestry and Land Scotland.
This framework agreement shall be divided into two (2) individual lots. Each individual lot is detailed in the table below. Both lot 1 and 2 are further divided into geographical sublots — North, East and West. A maximum of three (3) contractors shall be appointed to each lot.
The North area includes Highlands and Islands (Orkney Isles, Shetland Isles and Western Isles), North East (Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Moray) and Tayside (Dundee, Perth City, Perth and Kinross and Angus).
The East area includes Edinburgh City, The Lothians and Border, Fife and Forth Valley (Stirling, Falkirk and Clackmannanshire).
The West area includes Greater Glasgow, Ayrshire, Lanarkshire, Argyll and West Dunbartonshire (Inner Hebrides), Renfrewshire and Inverclyde and Dumfries and Galloway.

Eligibility requirements: The provider or agency is required to be registered with the Scottish Association of Sign Language Interpreters (SASLI) or equivalent professional registers. (The SASLI is currently undergoing a transition to become the Scottish Register of Language Professionals with the Deaf Community (SRLPDC)). Contractor personnel must be qualified and holding full registration status with either the National Registers of Communication Professionals working with Deaf and Deafblind People (NRCPD) or the Scottish Association of Sign Language Interpreters (SASLI). Contractor personnel must hold a valid protecting vulnerable groups (‘PVG’) certificate from Disclosure Scotland or other required disclosure levels as detailed within the framework agreement.

Award value: 568000