CETB Translation Services - Request for Tenders for the Provision of Translation Services for Cork ETB
TENDER FOR THE PROVISON OF TRANSLATION SERVICES
TO CORK EDUCATION AND TRAINING BOARD
Background
Cork Education and Training Board is a leading education provider in Cork City and County. It has responsibility for a wide range of education and training in Cork, including Primary, Post-Primary, Further Education, Training, Adult and Community Education and Literacy and Numeracy. Cork ETB employees in excess of 3,000 staff, and has an annual turnover of €200 million.
Tender Specification and Details
At this time, we are inviting tenders for the provision of Translation Services for the various Departments at our Head Office at 21 Lavitt’s Quay, Cork.
The majority of documents to be translated will be required from the English language to Irish Language and be approximately two A4 pages in length. For documents with approximately 1,000 word content, we would expect the turnaround time to be two days.
All documents should be returned in Word Format.
In the event that a longer report requires translation and proof reading, we will discuss the required time frame with the successful tenderer in advance.
You are required to translate the attached sample script and return as part of your tender submission.
Award Process
The contract will be awarded from the qualifying tenders on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender applying the following criteria.
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Criterion |
% weighting |
Maximum Marks |
Minimum Marks |
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Ultimate Cost |
50% |
5,000 |
n/a |
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Based on cost per word as stated on Appendix 1 – Pricing Schedule |
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Translation of sample script |
20% |
2,000 |
1,200 |
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Tenderer to translate the required sample document from English to Irish and return in Word format. |
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Approach and Methodology for the delivery of the service |
30% |
3,000 |
1,800 |
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Tenderers should provide sufficient information to enable Cork ETB to assess their offer under this criterion including a detailed workflow process outlining their proposed approach and methodology for the delivery of each document. |
Tenders must be submitted/posted in hard copy marked
“Confidential”
“Tender for the Provision of Translation Services to Cork ETB”
to the following address:
Cork Education and Training Board, 21 Lavitt’s Quay, Cork.
not later than 12.00 noon on, Friday 13th May, 2016. Responses received after this time will not be accepted.