Procurement in Partnership (PiP) - Language Services
Estimated value
£125.0m
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
5
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.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Value | 10% | quality | — |
| Technical | 50% | quality | — |
| — | 40% | price | — |
Lots · 5 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lot 1 - Face to Face Interpreting | — | planned |
| 2 | Lot 2 - Face to Face Non-spoken Interpreting | — | planned |
| 3 | Lot 3 - Telephone Interpreting | £32.0m | planned |
| 4 | Lot 4 - Video Interpreting | £32.0m | planned |
| 5 | Lot 5 - Written Translation, Transcription and Ancillary Services | — | planned |