Tender

Language Services - Procurement in Partnership (PiP)

NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMERCIAL PROCUREMENT COLLABORATIVE

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01 Sep 2023 at 13:20

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01 Sep 2023 at 11:36

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Summary of the contracting process

The North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative, representing NHS Procurement in Partnership, is seeking to establish a Framework Agreement for Language Services for NHS, Central Government, and UK public sector bodies. The Framework will cover various lots such as Managed Services, Face to Face Interpretation, Telephone Interpretation, Video Interpretation, and Written Translation Services. The procurement is being conducted through the Atamis Health Family Single eCommercial System, with a tender deadline of October 3, 2023. The contract period is set to start on December 4, 2023, and end on December 3, 2027.

This tender for Language Services presents an opportunity for businesses specializing in interpretation, translation, and language support services to provide their expertise to the NHS, Central Government, and other public sector bodies. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with experience in linguistic services would be well-suited to compete in this open procedure tender. Interested businesses can register and apply via the Atamis e-sourcing portal. For further assistance, they can contact the Atamis helpdesk for support.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Language Services - Procurement in Partnership (PiP)

Notice Description

NHS North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative on behalf of NHS Procurement in Partnership (Comprising of East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement hub, NHS Commercial Solutions, NHS London Procurement partnership and NHS North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative) are seeking to establish a Framework Agreement for the Provision of Language Services for use by the NHS, Central Government and UK public sector bodies. The Framework Agreement will provide the supply of language services to support delivery, either individually or as groups, to service users who speak, communicate, or read languages other than English. The Framework will be divided into the following lots: Lot 1a - Managed Services All other Regions Lot 1b - Managed Services - London, South East Regions Lot 2a - Face to Face Interpretation - All other Regions Lot 2b - Face to Face Interpretation - London, South East Regions Lot 3 - Telephone Interpretation - All Regions Lot 4 - Video Interpretation (Spoken) - All Regions Lot 5a - Non-Spoken Language Interpretation - All other Regions Lot 5b - Non-Spoken Language Video Interpretation - London, South East Regions Lot 6 - Written Translation Transcription & Ancillary Services - All Regions This procurement exercise will be conducted on the Atamis Health Family Single eCommercial System at: https://health-family.force.com/login For any support in submitting your response please contact the Atamis helpdesk on 0800 995 6035 or email support-health@atamis.co.uk Additional information: To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4a4dd113-aa83-4abd-82b9-02b1487d899f
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79540000 - Interpretation services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Sep 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
3 Oct 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
4 Dec 2023 - 3 Dec 2027 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMERCIAL PROCUREMENT COLLABORATIVE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SHEFFIELD
Postcode
S4 7UQ
Post Town
Sheffield
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE3 South Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE32 Sheffield
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Sheffield
Electoral Ward
Burngreave
Westminster Constituency
Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough

Further Information

Notice Documents

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