Published date: 12 August 2020

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 14 September 2020, 2pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Interpretation services - 79540000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0 to £250,000,000

Procurement reference

tender_217927/879223

Published date

12 August 2020

Closing date

14 September 2020

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

15 February 2021

Contract end date

14 February 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure (above threshold)

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

HealthTrust Europe is seeking to establish a framework agreement for the supply of interpretation, translation and transcription services that includes scope for face to face Interpreting, telephone Interpreting, video/remote interpreting, non-spoken language services, translation, transcription and managed service options on a scheduled and on demand basis, divided into two (2) lots.

Lot 1 covers on-site face-to-face interpreting for spoken languages, remote interpreting solutions for spoken and non-spoken languages, enabling the immediate connection to an interpreter on the telephone, by video, by video conferencing and/or via a secure app-based service alongside the provision of wider translation and transcription services.

Lot 2 covers communication professionals specialising in interpretation and translation work with non-spoken, deaf and deafblind people on-site or remotely via written, online, video and/or secure app-based solutions, including British Sign Language (BSL).

More information

Links

Additional text

The bodies to whom the use of this framework agreement will include all UK contracting authorities as defined in Regulation 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as may be updated from time to time.

The following entities in the UK (particularly those of a health and/or social care nature) are envisaged as framework agreement users:
(1) All National Health Service (NHS) bodies in England, including but not limited to;
(i) acute trusts (as listed at: http://www.nhs.uk/servicedirectories/pages/acutetrustlisting.aspx);
(ii) health and care trusts
(iii) mental health trusts
(iv) clinical commissioning groups
(v) ambulance trusts
(vi) area teams
(vii) special health authorities
(viii) NHS England; and (ix) clinical senates and strategic clinical networks.
(2) All NHS bodies in Wales, including but not limited to all
(i) health boards;
(ii) NHS trusts;
(iii) the national delivery group;
(iv) community health councils; and
(v) NHS Wales shared services partnership
(3) All NHS bodies in Northern Ireland (known as Health & Social Care), including but not limited to:
(i) health and social care trusts
(ii) health agencies
(iv) the Health and Social Care Board.
(4) Social enterprises undertaking some or all of the previous service provider functions of contracting authorities in relation to health and/or social care services (including charitable incorporated organisations, cooperatives, industrial and provident societies and community interest companies listed on the Companies House WebCheck service).
(5) Ministerial departments and non-ministerial departments of central government, nondepartmental agencies and other public bodies, and public corporations
(6) Devolved governmental and parliamentary organisations within the UK, including but not limited to the Scottish Government, Scottish Parliament, and Scottish public bodies
(7) All local authorities
(8) The Ministry of Defence

This list includes each organisation's successors and assigns, any equivalent organisations and associated organisation created due to any organisational changes.

This agreement will be open to any bodies or organisations operating in the UK of a health, and/or social care nature or which have a similar procurement need, and/or any UK based central government authority listed at Annex I of Directive 2014/24/EU, in respect of any goods or services to any of the above listed organisations.

About the buyer

Contact name

Gary Snart

Address

Healthtrust Europe, 19 George Road, Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 1NU
England

Email

customercare@htepg.com

Website

www.healthtrusteurope.com