--- title: "NHS Sheffield CCG: Primary Care Interpreting Services" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-d3bb0dd0-b011-4c31-a149-5c033b20fbfb" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d3bb0dd0-b011-4c31-a149-5c033b20fbfb" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d3bb0dd0-b011-4c31-a149-5c033b20fbfb.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d3bb0dd0-b011-4c31-a149-5c033b20fbfb.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NHS SOUTH YORKSHIRE PROCUREMENT SERVICE" published: "2017-05-15" --- # NHS Sheffield CCG: Primary Care Interpreting Services Buyer: NHS SOUTH YORKSHIRE PROCUREMENT SERVICE Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d3bb0dd0-b011-4c31-a149-5c033b20fbfb [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d3bb0dd0-b011-4c31-a149-5c033b20fbfb) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d3bb0dd0-b011-4c31-a149-5c033b20fbfb.json) ## Summary The NHS South Yorkshire Procurement Service is currently engaged in a tender process for the contract titled "NHS Sheffield CCG: Primary Care Interpreting Services". This procurement falls under the healthcare sector, specifically for translation and interpretation services. The project will support a limited number of GP practices in Sheffield, located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region, by providing face-to-face interpreting services. The tender period is set to conclude on 15th June 2017, with the contract scheduled to commence on 1st September 2017 and run until 31st October 2019. The procurement method used is an open procedure, allowing any interested parties to submit bids. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in language services, particularly those capable of offering flexible and reactive interpreting solutions. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary community and social enterprises (VCSEs) are especially encouraged to participate due to the tailored nature of the service required and the collaborative approach intended by the procuring authority. Companies that can effectively manage varying demands across several GP practices, ensuring direct and accurate communication between health professionals and patients, will find themselves particularly well-suited for this contract. ## Notice An accessible, flexible and responsive Face-to-Face Interpreting Service to be provided to a small number of GP practices in Sheffield where demand for interpreting services in specific languages is high. The service is for a series of planned block bookings within each practice on a weekly basis. The block booking face-to-face service currently covers 7 GP practices ONLY where demand for an individual language is high. These practices can choose whether to block book sessions or use the separate on-demand service (provided by a different Provider) and so the volume of activity is not guaranteed. The CCG commissions up to 242 hours of a face-to-face interpreting service per week across 7 practices for 52 weeks of the year. The service is primarily for direct verbal communication between a patient / carer and the health care professional they are seeing. This may include helping the patient prioritise their issues prior to entering the consultation but the interpreter should not influence the patient in what they do or say and should therefore be a direct word-for-word interpretation. The commissioners intend for the successful provider to work closely with each GP Practice to develop a collaborative approach to service delivery. The provider must proactively flex and support changing patterns of demand across the named practice network as and when required. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/74fe83f3-b333-4441-aa8e-f2ade9cde1bd | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 15 May 2017 | | Submission deadline | 15 Jun 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Aug 2017 - 31 Oct 2019 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS SOUTH YORKSHIRE PROCUREMENT SERVICE | | Locality | SHEFFIELD | | Post town | Sheffield | | Postcode | S9 4EU | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE32 Sheffield | | Local authority | Sheffield | | Electoral ward | Darnall | | Westminster constituency | Sheffield South East | | Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79530000 - Translation services - 79540000 - Interpretation services ## Release History - 15 May 2017 at 10:31 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/74fe83f3-b333-4441-aa8e-f2ade9cde1bd ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/74fe83f3-b333-4441-aa8e-f2ade9cde1bd 15th May 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - http://www.nhssourcing.co.uk Further information and all procurement documentation can be found at the Bravo eTendering portal ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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