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Estimated value

£125.0m

services

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

5

0 awarded

Published

16 May 2023

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Description

NHS North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative known as the Authority, on behalf of NHS Procurement in Partnership (four NHS Collaborative Procurement Hubs) East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub; NHS London Procurement Partnership; NHS Commercial Solutions; North of England NHS Commercial Procurement Collaborative intends to put in place an agreement for the Provision of Language Services for use by Central Government and UK public sector bodies. <br/><br/>The offering 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 agreement will include the following as a minimum: · Face to Face Interpreting · Face to Face Non-spoken Interpreting (including but not limited to) British Sign Language, Foreign Sign Languages, Irish Sign Language, Lipspeaking, Sign Supported English.<br/><br/>· Telephone Interpreting · Video Interpreting · Written Translation Transcription & Ancillary Services (including but not limited to) Braille, Easy Read, Large Print, Audio, Video and Pictorial English. Any lotting structure of this will be determined as a result of the market engagement. <br/><br/>Further information is included in the Additional Information section VI.3.

Scope

Reference
NOE.0583
Total value
£125,000,000 excluding VAT
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Main category
services
CPV classifications
79540000
Contract locations
UK

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Social Value10%quality
Technical50%quality
40%price

Lots · 5 total

Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.

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LotTitleEst. valueStatus
1Lot 1 - Face to Face Interpretingplanned
2Lot 2 - Face to Face Non-spoken Interpretingplanned
3Lot 3 - Telephone Interpreting£32.0mplanned
4Lot 4 - Video Interpreting£32.0mplanned
5Lot 5 - Written Translation, Transcription and Ancillary Servicesplanned