26127 Interpreting and translation services

… institutions. The City of Seinäjoki uses the services as needed and does not commit to certain procurement volumes during the contract period. The procurement includes four service products: 1. Remote interpretation (part 1) 2. Instant interpreting (part 2) 3. Attendance interpreting (part 3) 4. Translation services (part 4) The estimated value of the procurement approximately EUR 85 000 per year and the option exceed the national threshold laid down in section 25 of the Act on Public Procurement and Concessions (Public Procurement Act 1397/2016), so the Act on Public Contracts is applied in the tendering procedure. In addition, the procurement will be carried out in accordance with the legal provisions and instructions indicated in the "Any other business" section of the invitation to tender and in the attached model contract., Pre-reserved remote interpretation Remote interpretation refers to an interpretation service provided by telephone or videoconference, where the interpreter attends the interpreting event remotely and is not physically present at the place of interpretation. The tenderer is required to have access to both telephone interpretation and secure video-link at the interpreting event. It is recommended that you have a Teams connection. As a rule, the service is used on weekdays from 8 am to 5 pm and the interpreter is ordered in advance. Interpreting services are ordered through the service provider's electronic ordering system and, if necessary, by telephone. The minimum requirements for the subscription system and the technical and operational requirements for the applications used in interpreting situations are listed in the procurement criteria. It is estimated that 1440 hours of service will be needed during the year. Pre-booked remote interpretation is divided into two language groups based on the languages most affected by interpretation needs. The breakdown is an estimate that is likely to live and change during the contract period. The languages of the language groups are listed in the criteria and service description of the subject of the procurement. The minimum requirements of the invitation to tender are that the service provider must offer both language groups in this section. The client is responsible for the telephone costs of interpretation. The service is described in more detail in the Service Description appendix., Instant interpreting Instant interpreting for urgent interpreting situations, when the interpreter is ordered without a pre-booking period. Instant interpreting is usually carried out remotely by telephone, but the service provider must also prepare for the video connection. As a rule, the service is used on weekdays from 8 am to 5 pm. Interpreting services are ordered through the service provider's electronic ordering system and, if necessary, by telephone. The minimum requirements for the subscription system and the technical and operational requirements for the applications used in interpreting situations are listed in the procurement criteria. It is estimated that 160 hours of service will be needed over the course of the year. In the case of fast-track interpretation, the languages are divided into two language groups, depending on which languages are most affected by the interpretation needs. The breakdown is an estimate that is likely to live and change during the contract period. The languages of the language groups are listed in the criteria of the subject of the procurement and in the attached service description. The minimum requirements of the invitation to tender are that the service provider must offer both language groups in this section. The client is responsible for the telephone costs of interpretation. The service is described in more detail in the service description attachment