DoJ Face to Face Interpretation Service (for non-English speakers)

Concepts

• interpretation services
• belfast
• northern ireland courts and tribunals service
• probation service
• public prosecution service
• face interpretation service
• the northern ireland courts and tribunals service
• comprehensive spoken language interpreting services
• • police service of northern ireland
• legal services agency

Location

As required throughout Justice sector-related locations throughout Northern Ireland

Description

The Department of Justice (DOJ) seeks to establish a Contract for the provision of Face to Face Interpreting at locations throughout Northern Ireland. The provision of these services is essential to ensuring that the Criminal Justice Organisations (CJOs) can deliver a professional and progressive service to all those who enter the criminal justice system - including those who come before the civil, family or coroners’ courts, or who use tribunal proceedings administered by the Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service (NICTS). The main users of the contract will be: • Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) • Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service (NICTS) • Public Prosecution Service (PPS) • Probation Service of Northern Ireland (PBNI) • Legal Services Agency (LSANI) In addition to the five main users listed above, this contract may also be used by the following CJOs in Northern Ireland who are associated with and party to this contract: • The Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) • The Youth Justice Agency • Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland • Northern Ireland Prisoner Ombudsman • The Department of Justice • Compensation Services Agency • Victim Support • Police Rehabilitation and Retraining Trust • Northern Ireland Policing Board The DOJ requires Contractors to provide comprehensive spoken language interpreting services to fulfil the current and evolving needs of the CJOs signed up to this contract. The Contractors must be able to provide interpreting services through qualified and experienced personnel for a wide range of languages. The Contractors must provide face to face interpreting services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The Contractors must be able to provide interpreting services at premises located across Northern Ireland.

Renewal Options

Initial Period - 3 years Extension option - 2 years

CPV Codes

• 79540000 - Interpretation services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• This is a recurring contract.
• Options are available.
• Renewals are not available.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

Neither CPD nor the Department of Justice, related bodies and Police Service of Northern Ireland can provide any guarantees as to the levels of business under this contract. The estimated contract value is a broad estimate only; it includes additional quantum for unforeseen demand and to future proof. The estimate is not deemed to be a condition of contract nor a guarantee of minimum demand or uptake. No compensation will be payable to a Contractor should the actual demand be less than that stated.. . Contract Monitoring: the successful Contractor(s) performance on the contract will be regularly monitored. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a Contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a notice of written warning and notice of unsatisfactory performance, and this contract may be terminated. The issue of a notice of written warning and notice of unsatisfactory performance will result in the Contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a period of up to 3 years from the date of issue of the notice.. . The Authority expressly reserves the rights: (i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; (ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; (iii) to award (a) contract(s) in respect of any part(s) of the services covered by this notice and (iv) to award contract(s) in stages. And under no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by Candidates.