Notice Information
Notice Title
NHS SBS - Language and Translation contracts
Notice Description
To procure and award two contracts through the NHS Shared Business Framework - SBS/21/NL/ZWV/10127 for the use and licensing of Translation and Interpretation services The contract period is set for 1 year with an expiry date of 30/9/25. The approximate value of the contracts is PS350,000.
Lot Information
Spoken (Face to Face) Interpretation Services
To procure and award two contracts through the NHS Shared Business Framework - SBS/21/NL/ZWV/10127 for the use and licensing of Translation and Interpretation services The contract period is set for 1 year with an expiry date of 30/9/25. The approximate value of the contracts is PS350,000
Non Spoken InterpretationNon Spoken (BSL) Interpretation Services
Telephone InterpretationTelephone Interpretation Services
Document TranslationDocument Translation Services
Video InterpretationVideo Interpretation Services
One Stop ShopA One Stop Shop for fully managed services
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-028a0d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057191-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Restricted procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79530000 - Translation services
79540000 - Interpretation services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £25,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £350,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 22 Feb 2021Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 31 Aug 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Active, Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- HULL CITY COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Nic Langman, Richard Gregory
- Contact Email
- nic.langman@nhs.net, richard.gregory@hullcc.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1482613256
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SALFORD
- Postcode
- M50 2UW
- Post Town
- Manchester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE1 East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE11 Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Delivery Location
- TLE11 Kingston upon Hull, City of
-
- Local Authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Electoral Ward
- St Andrew's & Docklands
- Westminster Constituency
- Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
Further Information
Notice URLs
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