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Contract Award Notice

Machine Translation

  • First published: 01 October 2024
  • Last modified: 01 October 2024

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Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-kuma6s-144918
Published by:
Cardiff University
Authority ID:
AA0258
Publication date:
01 October 2024
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
No

Abstract

Cardiff University require a machine translation software package that provides the following: • An online portal for our clients to submit their work requests that can be embedded into our intranet • A workflow management system for the Welsh Translation Unit and clients to be able to track progress of work requests (both internal and external) to ensure timely completion and delivery • Integrations with machine translation (MT) providers to aid with translation speeds • Machine learning, based on translation choices in the target language, provided by the MT AI • A customer memory bank of all previously translated materials (to speed up translation turnaround times) • Integration with our Squiz programme (to allow for seamless editing of web content) • Immediate analysis of word count to determine what is already in the memory bank and how many new words need to be translated • Immediate quote function to determine cost of translation, based on number of new words and external suppliers’ rates • A reporting and analysis function for data and performance monitoring

Full notice text

CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – NATIONAL

SERVICES

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address


Cardiff University

Procurement Services, McKenzie House, 30-36 Newport Road,

Cardiff

CF24 0DE

UK

Georgia Davies

+44 2920879648


http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/business/why-work-with-us/for-suppliers

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Machine Translation

2.2

Description of the contract

Cardiff University require a machine translation software package that provides the following:

• An online portal for our clients to submit their work requests that can be embedded into our intranet

• A workflow management system for the Welsh Translation Unit and clients to be able to track progress of work requests (both internal and external) to ensure timely completion and delivery

• Integrations with machine translation (MT) providers to aid with translation speeds

• Machine learning, based on translation choices in the target language, provided by the MT AI

• A customer memory bank of all previously translated materials (to speed up translation turnaround times)

• Integration with our Squiz programme (to allow for seamless editing of web content)

• Immediate analysis of word count to determine what is already in the memory bank and how many new words need to be translated

• Immediate quote function to determine cost of translation, based on number of new words and external suppliers’ rates

• A reporting and analysis function for data and performance monitoring

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

48740000 Foreign language translation software package
72268000 Software supply services
79530000 Translation services
1022 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan

2.4

Estimated Total Value

3 Procedure

3.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4 Award of Contract

4.1

Successful Bidders

4.1.1

Name and Address of successful supplier, contractor or service provider





Phrase A.S.

Vaclavske Namesti 2132/47,

Prague

11000

CZ




5 Other Information

5.1

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

CU.1635.GD

5.2

Date of Contract Award

 30-09-2024

5.3

Number of tenders received

1

5.4

Other Information

(WA Ref:144918)

5.5

Additional Documentation

N/a

5.6

Publication date of this notice:

 01-10-2024

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
48740000 Foreign language translation software package Software package utilities
72268000 Software supply services Software-related services
79530000 Translation services Office-support services

Delivery locations

ID Description
1022 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
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Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
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Other contact:
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Further information

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