Lote A: Traducción de textos escritos

The contract timeline indicates that the duration of the framework agreement is 2 years. This agreement can be extended for two additional one-year periods. The execution period for each specific service provision under this framework agreement will be determined by the award of each individual contract. A formal reception of the contract's object will take place within one month following its completion. For contracts involving successive performance, reception will occur either at the termination of the contracted service or at the end of the contractual term. The exact start and end dates for the overall contract are not explicitly stated, nor are specific key milestones beyond the reception process.

The core scope of work for this tender is the selection of a company to provide translation, post-editing, and interpretation services through a Centralized Procurement system. This contract will be a framework agreement with derived contracts.

The services are divided into three main lots:

• Lot A: Written Text Translation Service
• Core Deliverables: Translation of written texts.
• Working Languages: Primarily between Basque and Spanish, with other languages also possible as source or target.
• Estimated Volume: Approximately 4,444,800 words annually, consisting of 80% ordinary work and 20% urgent work.
• Delivery: Electronically.
• Lot B: Neural Translation Post-editing Service
• Core Deliverables: Post-editing of neural machine translations.
• Estimated Volume: Approximately 874,201 words annually.
• Minimum Work: Any post-editing task will be considered a minimum of 500 words.
• Work Types: 80% ordinary work and 20% urgent or difficult work, with urgent work defined as exceeding a ratio of 4,480 words per 24 hours.
• Lot C: Simultaneous or Consecutive Oral Interpretation Service
• Core Deliverables: Oral interpretation services.
• Working Languages: Primarily between Basque and Spanish, with other languages also possible.
• Estimated Volume: Approximately 315 interpretation sessions annually.
• Session Breakdown: 10% minimum sessions (up to 0.5 hours), 30% reduced sessions (0.5 to less than 1.5 hours with one interpreter), 28% half-day sessions (1.5 to less than 4 hours with two interpreters), and 32% full-day sessions (4 to 7 hours with two interpreters).