Tenders

Invitation to tender: Subtitling review service and preparation of subtitle files for transmission on S4C

The closing date for applications will be 12:00 midday on Monday 20 October 2008

Invitation to tender: Subtitling review service and preparing subtitles for transmission on S4C (PDF)

Invitation to tender: English language subtitles for the 'Cyw' programmes and links

The closing date for applications will be 12:00 midday on Monday 20 October 2008.

Invitation to tender: English language subtitles for the 'Cyw' programmes and links (PDF)
Agreement to supply English language subtitles for the 'Cyw' programmes and links (PDF) (Welsh language document)

Invitation to tender: 'In vision signing service on S4C Digital'

The closing date for applications will be 12:00 midday on Tuesday 14 October 2008.

Invitation to tender (PDF)
Agreement to produce and provide an In-Vision Signing Service on S4C digidol (PDF)

Questions and Answers

  • Are any scripts available beforehand?
  • Subtitles files will be available when copies of the master tapes are ready. The files can be sent via email as text files or in .stl / .ebu format.

  • How and when do we find out which programmes have been chosen? Will a schedule be published?
  • A signing schedule will be made available quarterly, and will be updated monthly.

  • Will the material and schedule be available at the same time?
  • The schedule will be available around three months in advance and the material will be available at least 10 days before transmission.

  • How are any changes to the schedule passed on?
  • Any changes will be passed on via email.

  • Is the TX-2 provision based on a seven-day or five-day week?
  • The schedule mentioned in the tender document is based on a seven-day week (e.g. if transmission is on a Saturday, the material should reach S4C on the Thursday).

  • Is there a quality assessment procedure in S4C?
  • Every tape which arrives at S4C for transmission will go through a technical check, but every tape is expected to conform to S4C's Technical Requirements 2008 (see Technical Requirements). We will carry out spot checks on the standard of the signing throughout the contractual period.

  • Will materials reach us by series or by programme?
  • Most of the material will be sent by programme (all programmes to be transmitted in around 11 days) but it is possible that some will be sent by programme.

  • Is every programme that is signed, subtitled as well?
  • Yes.

  • Will English subtitles be available for signing?
  • Yes.

  • How much time is there between the first transmission and the second transmission?
  • Usually a few days, but this can vary.

  • Will there be a need to adapt files as well as creating new files?
  • Generally, files will not need to be adapted. It's possible that the time codes on some files will need to be adapted as some programmes are broadcast with and without a commercial break.

    • Invitation to tender: Audio Description service for S4C

    The closing date for applications will be 12:00 midday on Tuesday 14 October 2008.

    Invitation to tender (PDF)
    Tender agreement

    Questions and Answers

    • How and when do we find out which programmes have been chosen? Will a schedule be published?
    • A signing schedule will be made available quarterly, and will be updated monthly, around two months in advance.

    • Will the material and schedule be available at the same time?
    • The schedule will be available around three months in advance and the material will be available around 10 days before transmission.

    • How are any changes to the schedule passed on?
    • Any changes will be passed on via email.

    • Is the TX-2 provision based on a seven-day or five-day week?
    • The schedule mentioned in the tender document is based on a seven -day week.

    • Is there a quality assessment procedure in S4C?
    • Every tape which arrives at S4C for transmission will go through a technical check, but every tape is expected to conform to S4C's Technical Requirements 2008 (see Technical Requirements).

    • Will materials reach us by series or by programme?
    • The materials will be available as they reach S4C, usually several programmes in a series arrive at the same time.