INTERPRETATION & TRANSLATION SERVICES (SBS10127)

NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS) act in an Agency capacity for and on behalf of its customers (Approved Organisations) - existing and new. These comprise of NHS and Social Care organisations (whether acting individually, or on behalf of, or together as members of any consortia) along with any other public or private sector bodies which NHS SBS authorises to use the resulting Framework/Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS).

NHS SBS intends to put in place a Framework Agreement for the provision of Interpretation and Translation Services and related Goods and Services for Healthcare to be used by NHS SBS Approved Organisations.

Our Approved Organisation list can be found on: https://www.sbs.nhs.uk/services/framework-agreements-categories/

We are committed to working with suppliers who are dedicated to Sustainability and Social Value and there will be a significant weighting on these elements in the tender.

The Lot structure is indicative at this stage and will be confirmed in any resultant Contract Notice/Tender Notice.

Additional information: Duration of the contract: 01/05/2025 / End 30/04/2029

Please see description in the main contract objective on the Request for Information (RFI). Lots will be defined as an outcome of this initial market engagement PIN. The new Framework/DPS, subject to review and change, is expected to go live shortly after the expiry of the existing Framework Agreement 10172 on May 2025.Please see the link at section 1.3 above for instructions on how to participate and submit responses via the SAPAriba RFI.

This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to signal an intention to commence market engagement with those within the Interpretation and Translations market.

Please complete the RFI via the SAP Ariba portal. Should you have access issues, please contact [email protected] for a digital copy.

Deadline for responses to the RFI are 25/06/2024 at 17:00 hours.

NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS) reserves the right to withdraw this notice at any time. NHS SBS is not bound to accept any proposals submitted by Bidders and is not liable for any costs incurred as a result of Bidders engaging with this process. This early market engagement exercise does not guarantee that a Procurement will take place and NHS SBS reserves the right to defer from any Procurement entirely.

NHS SBS intends to hold market engagement sessions during July 2024 with industry experts and suppliers interested in potentially bidding for the resulting Framework Agreement.

NHS SBS will use an eSourcing system for any procurement activity taken subsequent to this PIN and reserves the right to use an electronic auction. The eSourcing system we will use is SAP Ariba.

Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a Framework Agreement if invited to do so.

All values are indicative values 4 years from 1st May 2025 All dates are estimates, please monitor Find a Tender Service https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Search for the publication of the relevant high value contract notice.