Provision of translation services in non-official languages: Français/Montenegrin, Lot 28

Subject: Translation services in non-official languages 

Ref. number: 2017AO43

Type of contract: Framework contract

Description: The services to be provided consist mainly of revised and reviewed translations, but may also include the revision and review of texts already translated, plus amendments to be translated, revised, reviewed and added to existing documents. The source texts will be written in one of the source languages mentioned in the table below and will be of varying length, urgency and nature.

Quality Requirements:

The translations delivered must be of such a quality that they can be used as they stand, upon delivery, without any further revision, review and/or correction by the Council. To this end, the Provider shall thoroughly revise and review in its entirety each translation produced.
The Provider must ensure, inter alia, that:

The translated text is complete (no omissions or additions are permitted);
The translated text is a faithful, accurate and consistent rendering of the source text;
References to documents already published have been checked and quoted correctly;
The terminology and lexis used are consistent throughout the translated text and with any relevant reference material;
Sufficient attention has been paid to the clarity and register of the translated text;
The translated text contains no syntactical, spelling, punctuation, typographical or other grammatical errors;
The formatting of the source text has been maintained (including codes and tags if applicable);
Any specific instructions given by the Council – whenever this is the case – are followed and the agreed deadline is scrupulously respected.

Provider’s remarks on terminology, source text content or any other translation issue arising are appreciated. They are to be submitted in a separate file together with the translated text.

Lot 28: Français/Montenegrin

Duration: Until 31 December 2018 (renewable annually until 31 December 2021)

Awarded individual consultant: Elizabeta Greneron