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Provision of Translation & Interpretation Services
Published 31 Mar 2026
31 Mar 2026
- Primary CPV
-
79530000 *
Translation services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire, East Midlands
- Value
- £2,000,000
- Contract
- Not specified
- Contract Types
-
79 *Business services: law, marketing, consu...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Rothwell Rd, Kettering, NN168UZ, United Kingdom · UKF2
Contact
Award Criteria
- Total Qualitative
- Price
- Total Qualitative (including Social Value)
Related tenders
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundatio...
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
79530000 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-0679c8
University Hospitals of Northamptonshire NHS Group (UHN) and Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT) aim to establish a comprehensive contract for Translation and Interpretation Service encompassing the following key components:
* Lot 1: Managed One-Stop Interpretation and Translation Service
* Lot 2: British Sign Language Interpretation and Translation Service
Awarded to
Full CPV breakdown
- 79530000 — Translation services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Other public body · Health
- Competition
- Direct award (no competition)
- Contract type
- Services
- Bids received
- 13
- Winning supplier
- Large company
- Lots
- 2
- Procurement method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Main category
- Services
- Legal basis
- CELEX 32014L0024
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Number of lots
- 2
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 31 Mar 2026 15:59
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0679c8
- Notice ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0679c8
Competition
13
Bids received
2,455,000
Lowest Valid Bid Value
3,552,270
Highest Valid Bid Value
Organisations on this notice
WORD360 Limited
Supplier Large
The Cloisters Unit 6, The Cloisters, 11-12 George Road,, Edgbaston, B15 1NP, United Kingdom
GB-COH 05498277
Supplier Large
High Court of England and Wales
Review Body
London, United Kingdom
Lots (2)
Lot 1: Lot 1: Managed Service Interpretation and Translation (not including BSL)
Lot 1: Managed One-Stop Interpretation and Translation Service. The Provider will offer a
tailored solution that includes advisory services, administrative support, and efficient business
processes to meet the Contracting Authority's requirements for translation and interpretation
services.
The translation and interpre...
· Cancelled
Lot 2: Lot2:British Sign Language Interpretation and Translation Service
University Hospitals of Northamptonshire NHS Group (UHN) and Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT) (hereafter referred to as the Contracting Authority) are seeking to
appoint a supplier of British Sign Language (BSL) Translation and Interpretation Services where Interpreters facilitate communication b...
· Cancelled
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Tender
| Title | Provision of Translation & Interpretation Services |
| Status | complete |
| CPV › Description | Translation services |
| Category | services |
| Description | University Hospitals of Northamptonshire NHS Group (UHN) and Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT) aim to establish a comprehensive contract for Translation and Interpretation Service encompassing the following key components: * Lot 1: Managed One-Stop Interpretation and Translation Service * Lot 2: British Sign Language Interpretation and Translation Service |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Title | Lot 1: Managed Service Interpretation and Translation (not including BSL) |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | Total Qualitative |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description | 70% |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | price |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description | 30% |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Has options | No |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Status | cancelled |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Title | Lot2:British Sign Language Interpretation and Translation Service |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Description | University Hospitals of Northamptonshire NHS Group (UHN) and Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT) (hereafter referred to as the Contracting Authority) are seeking to appoint a supplier of British Sign Language (BSL) Translation and Interpretation Services where Interpreters facilitate communication between Deaf and Deafblind people (and others), and hearing people by an Interpreter, in attendance in person (Face-to-Face) or via Video Conference. Document translation and ancillary translation services and products are also within the scope of this Lot |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | Total Qualitative (including Social Value) |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description | 70% |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | price |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description | 30% |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Has options | No |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Status | cancelled |
| Item › Item 1 › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Translation services |
| Item › Item 1 › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Interpretation services |
| Item › Item 1 › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKF2 |
| Item › Item 2 › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Translation services |
| Item › Item 2 › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Interpretation services |
| Item › Item 2 › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKF2 |
| Procedure type | limited |
| Procedure | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Procurement Method Rationale Classifications › Description | The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive |
| Reason for this procedure | The procurement was conducted as a further competition under the North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative Language Services Framework Reference: NOE.0583 issued on the 15/4/25 to 20/5/25. Suppliers were invited to tender for the Provision of Translation & Interpretation Services encompassing; Lot 1: Managed One-Stop Interpretation and Translation Service - Under Lot 1a of the above Framework Pre Lot 2: British Sign Language Interpretation and Translation Service - Under Lot - 5a of the above Framework was used for this tender process |
Awards
| Award 1 › Title | Lot 1: Managed Interpretation and Translation Service (No BSL) |
| Award 1 › Status | active |
| Award 1 › Supplier › Name | WORD360 Limited |
| Award 2 › Title | Lot 2: British Sign Language Interpretation and Translation Service |
| Award 2 › Status | active |
| Award 2 › Supplier › Name | Sign Solutions UK Limited |
Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | KETTERING GENERAL HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Party 1 › Identifier › Legal Name | KETTERING GENERAL HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Rothwell Rd |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Kettering |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKF25 |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | NN168UZ |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Link | https://www.kgh.nhs.uk/ |
| Party 1 › Classification › Classification 1 › Description | Body governed by public law |
| Party 1 › Classification › Classification 2 › Description | Health |
| Party 2 › Name | NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL NHS TRUST |
| Party 2 › Identifier › Legal Name | NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL NHS TRUST |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | Cliftonville |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | NORTHAMPTON |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKF2 |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | NN1 5BD |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Role | buyer |
| Party 2 › Link | https://www.northamptongeneral.nhs.uk/ |
| Party 3 › Name | Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Party 3 › Identifier › Legal Name | Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Party 3 › Address › Street | St Mary's Hospital, London Road |
| Party 3 › Address › Town / city | KETTERING |
| Party 3 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKF2 |
| Party 3 › Address › Postcode | NN15 7PW |
| Party 3 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 3 › Role | buyer |
| Party 3 › Link | https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ |
| Party 4 › Name | WORD360 Limited |
| Party 4 › Identifier › Legal Name | WORD360 Limited |
| Party 4 › Address › Street | The Cloisters Unit 6, The Cloisters, 11-12 George Road, |
| Party 4 › Address › Town / city | Edgbaston |
| Party 4 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKG3 |
| Party 4 › Address › Postcode | B15 1NP |
| Party 4 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 4 › Role | supplier |
| Party 4 › Link | https://www.word360.co.uk/ |
| Party 4 › Business size | large |
| Party 5 › Name | Sign Solutions UK Limited |
| Party 5 › Identifier › Legal Name | Sign Solutions UK Limited |
| Party 5 › Address › Town / city | REDDITCH |
| Party 5 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKG12 |
| Party 5 › Address › Postcode | B98 0TJ |
| Party 5 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 5 › Role | supplier |
| Party 5 › Link | https://www.signsolutions.uk.com/ |
| Party 5 › Business size | large |
| Party 6 › Name | High Court of England and Wales |
| Party 6 › Identifier › Legal Name | High Court of England and Wales |
| Party 6 › Address › Town / city | London |
| Party 6 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 6 › Role | Review body |
Buyer
| Name | KETTERING GENERAL HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
Contracts
| Contract 1 › Title | Lot 1: Managed Interpretation and Translation Service (No BSL) |
| Contract 1 › Status | active |
| Contract 1 › Value › Value | £2,000,000 |
| Contract 1 › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Contract 1 › Signed | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Contract 2 › Title | Lot 2: British Sign Language Interpretation and Translation Service |
| Contract 2 › Status | active |
| Contract 2 › Value › Value | £1,066,000 |
| Contract 2 › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Contract 2 › Signed | 31 Mar 2026 |