Contract Timeline

Publication Date

16th January 2025 16:26:00 PM

Tender Deadline

13th March 2025 12:00:00 PM   Expired

Contract Summary

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. Additional information: 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.

Contract Details

Open Contracting ID

ocds-b5fd17-4b4ffb49-e64a-4b4d-af68-582588040af0

Publication Source

Contracts Finder

Procurement Stage

Tender

Procurement Method

Open

Procurement Method Details

Open Procedure (above Threshold)

Procurement Category

Services

Tender Suitability

SME VCSE

Framework / DPS

Framework

Contract Classification

CPV Code(s)

79530000
79540000

CPV Division(s)

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

Awarding Authority

N H S SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES

Buyer Name

Buyer Email

nsbs.categorymanagementsourcing@nhs.net

Buyer Phone

Buyer Address

Three Cherry Tree Lane

Hemel Hempstead

HP2 7AH

England

Contract Timeline

Publication Date

24th May 2024 15:27:50 PM

Planning Deadline

25th June 2024 22:59:59 PM   Expired

Contract Summary

NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS) 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/Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). NHS SBS intends to put in place a Framework Agreement for the provision of Interpretation and Translation Services and related Goods and 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/ 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. The Lot structure is indicative at this stage and will be confirmed in any resultant Contract Notice/Tender Notice. Additional information: Duration of the contract: 01/05/2025 / End 30/04/2029 Please see description in the main contract objective on the Request for Information (RFI). Lots will be defined as an outcome of this initial market engagement PIN. The new Framework/DPS, subject to review and change, is expected to go live shortly after the expiry of the existing Framework Agreement 10172 on May 2025.Please see the link at section 1.3 above for instructions on how to participate and submit responses via the SAPAriba RFI. This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to signal an intention to commence market engagement with those within the Interpretation and Translations market. Please complete the RFI via the SAP Ariba portal. Should you have access issues, please contact nsbs.nhsbusinessservices@nhs.net for a digital copy. Deadline for responses to the RFI are 25/06/2024 at 17:00 hours. NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS) reserves the right to withdraw this notice at any time. NHS SBS is not bound to accept any proposals submitted by Bidders and is not liable for any costs incurred as a result of Bidders engaging with this process. This early market engagement exercise does not guarantee that a Procurement will take place and NHS SBS reserves the right to defer from any Procurement entirely. NHS SBS intends to hold market engagement sessions during July 2024 with industry experts and suppliers interested in potentially bidding for the resulting Framework Agreement. NHS SBS will use an eSourcing system for any procurement activity taken subsequent to this PIN and reserves the right to use an electronic auction. The eSourcing system we will use is SAP Ariba. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a Framework Agreement if invited to do so. All values are indicative values 4 years from 1st May 2025 All dates are estimates, please monitor Find a Tender Service https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Search for the publication of the relevant high value contract notice.

Contract Details

Open Contracting ID

ocds-b5fd17-4b4ffb49-e64a-4b4d-af68-582588040af0

Publication Source

Contracts Finder

Procurement Stage

Planning

Procurement Method

N/A

Procurement Method Details

N/A

Procurement Category

N/A

Tender Suitability

SME

Framework / DPS

DPS / Framework

Contract Classification

CPV Code(s)

79540000

CPV Division(s)

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

Awarding Authority

N H S SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES

Buyer Name

Zeeshan Ali

Buyer Email

nsbs.nhsbusinessservices@nhs.net

Buyer Phone

Buyer Address

NHS Shared Business Services Limited, Three Cherry Trees Lane, Hemel Hempstead

Hertfordshire

HP2 7AH

England