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As part of Annex V (p. 56), tenderers have to provide their place of registration. Is this the town or [...]
Thank you for pointing this out. The date filed is for the date of registration of the company and the [...]
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Since English is an official language in Ireland and Malta, are revisers who are native Irish or native [...]
This criterion would be met by default where it can be demonstrated that the person is a native speaker [...]
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We plan to use inhouse revisers for some language combinations. We understand that we do not need to [...]
In this case, a signed certificate from the legal representative would be enough.
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i) With regards the tender opening session, will there be only one session for all lots or different [...]
i) Yes, there will be one session which will last as long as it takes to open the tenders received for [...]
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Is it possible that due to their size and urgency, translation assignments for one language have to be [...]
Translation assignments into a target language will be assigned to the main contractor for that lot in [...]
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The tender documentation states that for each source language the tenderers must provide one reviser [...]
Yes, the freelance revisers are eligible to be named as revisers under the professional capacity selection [...]
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As you will understand, work of this scale, with its associated timelines and specialised nature will [...]
No. In accordance with point 2 of the specifications: “ The Institutions are looking for highly qualified [...]
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When providing pricing, do you require translation only? Or Translation & Proofreading?
Concerning prices, please refer to point 8 of the specifications.
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The current minimum education requirement is: "holds a university degree in any subject following at [...]
Please see the reply to Q59.
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Dear Sirs, Could you please confirm that we can fulfil the minimum turnover requirement by relying on [...]
Yes. The Tenderer may also rely on the economic capacities of one or more subcontractors in so far as [...]
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How do translators/revisers/PMs who are native speakers of target language prove that they are native [...]
See reply to Q88.
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How can the native language standard be proved when a person is not a native of tha target language? [...]
Any documentary evidence proving the native language standard will be taken into consideration by the [...]
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Can one translator be named for different tenderers?
Yes.
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We understand that no evidence is required to be submitted as regards translator qualifications, however [...]
Please see reply to Q69.
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Please could you clarify the documents required when submitting a tender as a group? Do we understand [...]
The documents to be provided with the tender are specified in point 4 of the Invitation to tender and [...]
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Section 5 of the specifications refer to 'groups of economic operators' however elsewhere the specs refer [...]
Yes. Consortium is a group of economic operators.
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According to the specifications the named Project Manager should have two years of experience in translation [...]
Any documentary evidence proving experience will be taken into consideration by the Contracting Authority [...]
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Regarding ANNEX XI, within a single lot, can a named translator also be a named reviser and vice versa [...]
Yes.
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Are companies in non-EU states allowed to participate in the tender?
Please see reply to Q39.
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Besides the Annexes specified on pg. 7 of the Invitation to Tender (Annexes IV, V, VI, VII, X and XI) [...]
The only documents to be submitted as your tender are those set out in point 14 - Selection criteria [...]
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Can translators/revisers be from non-EU countries? (e.g. Canada or maybe U.K.)
Yes.
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Please can you confirm if deadline for submission is 16 April 2019 as stated on this page or it is 12 [...]
The deadline for submission of tenders is 16 April 2019 as stated in the contract notice and the corrected [...]
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What is considered to be sufficient proof of C2 level in case of native speakers? Is proof of nationality [...]
See reply to Q50 and Q51.
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Are Tenderers required to register in advance their intention to participate via an online platform ( [...]
No, there is no e-registration for this call for tenders.
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May we use the same person as the named translator for one source language and reviser for another source [...]
Yes.
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Thank you very much for the extension to deadline to 16.04.2109, which is much appreciated. I realise [...]
The new deadline for the submission of requests for additional information is 10 April 2019 - 12.00. [...]
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We don’t clearly understand what we should do with the following instruction: “If the Tenderer is a company [...]
The wording quoted in Annex V - Financial identification form - Supplier, should stop after... “...identification [...]
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We have a question concerning IT specialist. Our Company has an agreement with certain IT Company, which [...]
If the Tenderer intends to satisfy the professional capacity requirement to have one IT specialist by [...]
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1. Could you please specify the Trados Studio version in which the test translation is expected to be [...]
1. The tenderers are not required to use any specific CAT tool for the purpose of the translation project [...]
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With reference to the wording of Annex XIV (Documentary Evidence) could you please clarify how to provide [...]
See reply to Q50 and Q51.
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1. With reference to Section 14.3 – Professional Capacity of the Specifications (page 29) can the same [...]
1. Yes. 2. No. There is no need for the purposes of this call to name freelance revisers as sub-contractors [...]
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Does the signature of the legal representative have to be under every Annex VI of the translators, revisers [...]
The legal representative of the tenderer should sign Annex VI - Information sheet concerning groups of [...]
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Did you really just prolong the deadline for the submission of tenders by just one working day? Would [...]
Please see reply to Q45.
03/04/2019
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Is it allowed to name the same person both as translator - to several language combinations - and as [...]
The same person may be named as a translator for more than one source language per lot and in more than [...]
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Since we need to gather sensitive data of our translators and send them to a third party, should we make [...]
See answer to Q54.
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are tenders being accepted from company's outside the EU?
Please see reply to Q39.
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In relation to this tender - how many words are there in a standard page. Is there a standard number [...]
Annex XII - Glossary to the specifications defines ‘standard page’ as 1500 characters of translatable [...]
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Dear sir/madam Can you please clarify if the 'tender' we submit has a word count limit? Also will annexes [...]
The only documents to be submitted as your tender are those set out in point 14 - Selection criteria [...]
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Please can you provide a phone number for the Mail Unit as the ost Office here will not accept a courier [...]
If you need to state a telephone number you can give the EP switchboard number of +352 43001.
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Please can you explain what you mean by original signature of named translator?
The signature must be original and manuscript on the annex XI, not scanned or copy/pasted from another [...]
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The current minimum education requirement is: "holds a university degree in any subject following at [...]
The specifications of the call for tenders ref. TRA/EU19/2019 do not require minimum qualifications or [...]
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Dear sir/madam Many translators we work with also offer revision services. Will it be acceptable if we [...]
Yes.
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Our financial accounts for 2018 have not been finalised and will be available in Sept 2019. Please advise [...]
The relevant years are 2016, 2017 and 2018. In case your financial accounts for 2018 have not been finalised [...]
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What will be the duration of the test, ie. the time between the handoff and handback of the translation [...]
See reply to Q11.
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If a tenderer intends to submit its proposal for lot 5 or lot 8. Could you please inform us whether a [...]
The minimum requirements for professional capacity as set out in table 7 of the specifications are particular [...]
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Annex XI ask for names of Translators, please can you explain why names are needed? Is providing a unique [...]
Point 2 of the specifications provides that the translation assignments under each framework contract [...]
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Please can you confirm the only response documents you require for submission are the ones stated in [...]
The only documents to be sent with the tender are those set out under point 14 Selection criteria of [...]
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In one of the questions (question #1, Extension of submission deadline) of the call for tender’s question [...]
See reply to Q45. The revised deadline for submission of tenders is 16 April 2019.
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In Table 7 of the Specifications for TRA/EU19/2019, the minimum requirements for each role are defined [...]
Please see also reply to Q51.
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In Table 7 of the Specifications for TRA/EU19/2019, the minimum requirements for each role are defined [...]
a) Any documentary evidence proving at least 2 years’ full time experience of translation or revision [...]
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