Tenders Are Invited For Interpretation Services – Interpretation Services in Norway

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Interpretation Services – Interpretation Services. The Contracting Authority Harstad Municipality Shall, On Behalf Of Harstad, Kvæfjord, Tjeldsund, Lødingen And Narvik Municipalities, Hold This Competition. Harstad Municipality Is Responsible For The Implementation Of The Competition. This Tender Contest Includes All 5 Municipalities. The Municipalities Are Independent Legal Entities And Will Enter Into Separate Contracts. Background The Existing Agreement On Interpretation Services Expires 10 November 2026 And A New Framework Agreement Shall Be Established. The Need For Interpretation Services Is Stable And Is Expected To Persist, At The Same Time That The Requirements For Documented Competence And Proper Handling Of Confidential Information Mean That We Must Have Clear Contractual Frameworks, Processes For Ordering And Mechanisms For Quality Assurance. We Assume That In The Current Situation We Have Varying Types Of Assignments (Planned Meetings, Acute Events, Short Telephone Assignments And More Demanding Calls). This Makes It Necessary With A Contract Structure That Both Supports High Availability And Gives Us Control Over The Competence Used In Each Assignment. The Contracting Authority Needs To Ensure Continued Access To Interpretation Services That Support Reliable And Effective Communication In The Face Of Users, Patients, Inhabitants Or Other Persons With A Need For Language Assistance. The Services Are Important For Safeguarding Correct Information Exchange, Equal Service Provision And Good Case Handling. The New Framework Agreement Shall Give The Contracting Authority Predictable Access To Necessary Interpretation Services Within Different Interpretation Forms And Facilitate Flexible Orders Suitable For Varying Needs. The Need Includes Interpretation Via Telephone And Monitor (Video Interpretation), As Well As On-Site Interpretation At Physical Meetings. In Addition There Is A Need For Written Translations (Translator/Translation) If Needed. Description Of The Assignment The Procurement Is For A Framework Agreement For The Provision Of Interpretation Services. The Delivery Shall Include: The Procurement Is For The Establishment Of Parallel Framework Agreements With Three Tenderers For The Following Services: Interpretation By Telephone Or Via Monitor/Video Attendance In The Municipality ́S Premises Or Another Agreed Location. Translator Services (Written Translations) The Contracting Authority Would Like To Establish Parallel Framework Agreements With Several Tenderers. Tenderers Will Be Ranked According To The Score Achieved In Accordance With The Award Criteria. The Tenderer Who Achieves The Highest Score (Called Supplier 1) Shall, As A Main Rule, Be Contacted First And Will Be Awarded Call-Offs If This Tenderer Has The Requested Interpreter Available. If Tenderer 1 Does Not Have Available Capacity Or Cannot Offer The Requested Interpreter, The Tenderer Who Has Achieved The Second Highest Score Is Contacted (Supplier 2), And So On Depending On How Many Suppliers The Contr

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