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title: "NHS Sheffield CCG: Primary Care Interpreting Service"
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# NHS Sheffield CCG: Primary Care Interpreting Service

Buyer: NHS SOUTH YORKSHIRE PROCUREMENT SERVICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-da162746-ae5c-4b6b-9916-57a0cefa9632

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## Summary

The NHS Sheffield CCG is seeking to procure a Primary Care Interpreting Service under an open procedure aimed at delivering face-to-face interpreting for specific languages across seven GP practices in Sheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber. This tender, which concluded on the 15th of June 2017, has a contract period that began on the 1st of December 2017 and will extend until the 31st of October 2019. The anticipated value of the contract is approximately £578,000, with a minimum value of £510,000 assigned to the services. The successful provider will be required to develop a collaborative approach with each GP practice to effectively manage and respond to fluctuating demand.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) specialising in interpreting services, particularly those with experience in healthcare environments. The emphasis on flexible and responsive service delivery may appeal to businesses capable of adapting to specific client needs, making this an excellent chance for growth in the health communication sector. Companies prepared to manage scheduled bookings and on-demand interpreting needs could find fruitful partnerships with the NHS as they aim to enhance communication between patients and healthcare professionals.

## 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/3f0f8ab2-1020-49a0-a5b7-1525c0ee286b |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Dec 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 15 Jun 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Jul 2017 |
| Contract period | 1 Dec 2017 - 31 Oct 2019 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £578,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| 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 |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | LANGUAGE LINE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79540000 - Interpretation services

## Release History

- 12 Dec 2017 at 14:50 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3f0f8ab2-1020-49a0-a5b7-1525c0ee286b

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3f0f8ab2-1020-49a0-a5b7-1525c0ee286b
  12th December 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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