Provision of Translation Services

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    "description": "The council is seeking to outsource for the first time the translation services provision which is currently being provided in-house. The council require\na service provided to provide in person face to face translation from both non English language or dialect to English language and vice versa, within\nthe council\u2019s properties or at other nominated locations as well as telephone, video conference services and document translation from both non\nEnglish language or dialect to English language and vice versa. As this is an in-house service currently there will be a TUPE implication which will\ninclude 70 sessional interpreters, 2 Admin staff and sessional accessor.",
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    "reviewDetails": "Glasgow City Council (\u201cthe Council\u201d) must, by notice in writing as soon as possible after the decision has been made, inform all bidders and\ncandidates concerned of its decision to award the contract, conclude the framework agreement or establish a dynamic purchasing system. The Council must allow a period of at least the relevant standstill period (where the notice is sent by facsimile or electronic means the period is 10 days ending at midnight at the end of the 10th day after that on which the last notice is sent, when sent by other means the period is 15 days) to elapse between the\ndate of despatch of the notice referred to in Regulation 85(1) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (\u201cthe Regulations\u201d). The Council is\nobliged to comply with the Regulations and any eligible economic operator can bring an action in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session where as a\nconsequence of a breach by the Council, suffers or risks suffering loss or damage. The bringing of court proceedings during the standstill period\nmeans that the Council must not enter into the contract, conclude the framework agreement or establish the dynamic purchasing system unless the\nproceedings are determined, discontinued or disposed of; or the court, by interim order, brings to an end the prohibition. The bringing of court\nproceedings after the standstill period has elapsed and the remedies that are available to the courts are detailed in the Regulations. Economic\nOperators can write to the Council seeking further clarification on the notice, to which the Council must respond within 15 days. Economic Operators\nshould be mindful to seek their own independent legal advice when they consider appropriate to do so.",
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