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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2021/S 000-027894/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Not applicable
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Prior information notice without call for competition
Services

This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Ministry of Justice
Postal address: 5 Wellington Place
Town: Leeds
Postal code: LS1 4AP
Country: United Kingdom
Email: MoJProcurementLang@Justice.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:

Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions
I.5) Main activity
General public services

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement:
II.1.1) Title: Language Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 79540000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Services
II.1.4) Short Description:
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is exploring the capability and capacity of suppliers for the provision of language services across the justice system. This is expected to include face to face, telephone and video interpreting services for spoken and non-spoken languages and quality assurance of all language services. Translation and transcription is not currently in scope. The services will be required across the justice sector, including for all courts and tribunals in England and Wales and some tribunals in Scotland, as well as for other justice sector bodies. It is likely the contract will be divided into lots but this is to be developed as part of our market engagement.
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.2) Description:
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 79530000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The scope and structure of this procurement will be further developed following market and stakeholder engagement and may change as a result of this ongoing activity.
MoJ reserves the right to conduct further engagement activity with suppliers who show interest in the required services.
Nothing within the notice commits the MoJ to conduct a tender exercise or enter into an Agreement and all information is indicative and subject to change.
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.14) Additional information: The MoJ invites interested providers to complete the questionnaire linked below by the 22/11/2021

II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:2022-05-09
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2021-11-05