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Provision of Sign Language Interpretation Services

Northern Ireland Assembly Commission · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 21:03.

Opportunity overview

The Northern Ireland Assembly Commission is seeking to procure British Sign Language (BSL) and Irish Sign Language (ISL) translation and interpretation services in order to deliver its duties and provide an effective service to Members and the public. It is seeking to appoint a supplier of sign language interpretation services, in BSL/ISL, to support the Assembly’s legislative, scrutiny and representational roles. This will facilitate understanding by a more diverse range of citizens of the policy, legislative and scrutiny work of the Assembly and its Committees, creating opportunities for broader engagement in the democratic process and leading to more informed and comprehensive decision making by the Assembly. These services may be required to be delivered in-person, in a live-broadcast environment and at times requests may be made for remote delivery, or provision in a recorded for broadcast video format.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Kristina Laverty Consortium

Match pending…
Contract value
£178.1k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
13 Apr 2025
Award ID
017183-2025-1-1
Status
active
Location
Belfast, UKN06, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79530000 — Translation services
  • CPV79540000 — Interpretation services

Lots

  • The Northern Ireland Assembly Commission is seeking to procure British Sign Language (BSL) and Irish Sign Language (ISL) translation and interpretation services in order to deliver its duties and provide an effective service to Members and the public. It is seeking to appoint a supplier of sign language interpretation services, in BSL/ISL, to support the Assembly’s legislative, scrutiny and representational roles. This will facilitate understanding by a more diverse range of citizens of the policy, legislative and scrutiny work of the Assembly and its Committees, creating opportunities for broader engagement in the democratic process and leading to more informed and comprehensive decision making by the Assembly. These services may be required to be delivered in-person, in a live-broadcast environment and at times requests may be made for remote delivery, or provision in a recorded for broadcast video format.£178.1k

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-04d62c
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
Yes
Review Details
The Northern Ireland Assembly Commission complied with the Public Contracts. Regulations 2015 (as amended) and incorporated a standstill period of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of. contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision and provided time for the. unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into..
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
25 Feb 2025, 15:30

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Expected award period

Starts
25 Feb 2025, 15:30

Tender Period

Ends
25 Feb 2025, 15:00

Classification

Id
79530000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Translation services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Ends
26 May 2025, 23:59

Submission Method

electronicSubmission
written

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
The Northern Ireland Assembly Commission is seeking to procure British Sign Language (BSL) and Irish Sign Language (ISL) translation and interpretation services in order to deliver its duties and provide an effective service to Members and the public. It is seeking to appoint a supplier of sign language interpretation services, in BSL/ISL, to support the Assembly’s legislative, scrutiny and representational roles. This will facilitate understanding by a more diverse range of citizens of the policy, legislative and scrutiny work of the Assembly and its Committees, creating opportunities for broader engagement in the democratic process and leading to more informed and comprehensive decision making by the Assembly. These services may be required to be delivered in-person, in a live-broadcast environment and at times requests may be made for remote delivery, or provision in a recorded for broadcast video format.

Value

Amount
178,100
Currency
GBP

Renewal

Description
prior to expiry this contract may be renewed or re tendered

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
70
Criterion 2
Name
Cost
Type
cost
Description
30

Contract period

Duration In Days
720

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN0
Entry 2
Region
UKN0
Entry 3
Region
UKN0

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79540000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Interpretation services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-17
Name
NI Assembly

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT4 3XX
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Parliament Buildings

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Legislature

Identifier

Legal Name
NI Assembly

Contact

Name
procurementniassembly.gov.uk
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-15523
Name
Northern Ireland Assembly

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT4 3XX
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Parliament Buildings

Identifier

Legal Name
Northern Ireland Assembly
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-82039
Name
Northern Ireland Assembly Commission

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT4 3XX
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Parliament Buildings

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Legislature

Identifier

Legal Name
Northern Ireland Assembly Commission

Contact

Name
procurementniassembly.gov.uk
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-145224
Name
Kristina Laverty Consortium

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKN06
Locality
Belfast
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Kristina Laverty Consortium

Contact

Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-145225
Name
The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead, any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR2015 as amended.

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
none
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead, any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR2015 as amended.

Award information

Award 1
Id
017183-2025-1-1
Title
Contract
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-145224
Name
Kristina Laverty Consortium

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
017183-2025-1-1
Title
Contract
Status
active
Award ID
017183-2025-1-1
Date Signed
14 Apr 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
178,100
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Belfast · UK · BT4 3XX · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKN0

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04d62c-2025-04-28T09:15:21+01:00compiled ·