Published date: 16 January 2025

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: 13 March 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Translation services - 79530000

  • Interpretation services - 79540000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£73,000,000

Procurement reference

SBS10519

Published date

16 January 2025

Closing date

13 March 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

23 September 2025

Contract end date

22 September 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

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

NHS Shared Business Services act in an Agency capacity for and on behalf of its customers (Approved Organisations) - existing and new. These comprise of NHS and Social Care organisations (whether acting individually, or on behalf of, or together as members of any consortia) along with any other public or private sector bodies which NHS SBS authorises to use the resulting Framework.
NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS) intends to put in place a Framework Agreement for the provision of Interpretation & Translation Services for Healthcare to be used by NHS SBS Approved Organisations.
Our Approved Organisation list can be found on:
https://www.sbs.nhs.uk/services/framework-agreements-categories/
The Framework will be structured using the following Lots
1. Lot 1 Face to Face (spoken language)
2. Lot 2 British Sign Language (BSL) (F2F, Video and Document)
3. Lot 3 Telephone Interpreting
4. Lot 4 Document Translation and ancillary services
5. Lot 5 Video Interpretation
6. Lot 6 One Stop Shop

We are committed to working with suppliers who are dedicated to Sustainability and Social Value and there will be a significant weighting on these elements in the tender.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

INTERPRETATION & TRANSLATION SERVICES (SBS10127)

  • Early engagement
  • Published 24 May 2024

Links

Additional text

The value provided is only an estimate. NHS SBS cannot guarantee to successful Suppliers any business through this Framework Agreement. Spend and volumes may vary throughout the life of the Framework Agreement from the anticipated levels given in this notice.

About the buyer

Address

Three Cherry Tree Lane
Hemel Hempstead
HP2 7AH
England

Email

nsbs.categorymanagementsourcing@nhs.net