Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
Wakefield
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.westyorkshire.icb.nhs.uk/
Buyer's address
https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
NHSE1005 WY ICB Translation & Interpretation Service for General Practice Services
Reference number
NHSE1005
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79530000 - Translation services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) was working for and on behalf of NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) (the Contracting Authority) and undertook a procurement to commission the WY ICB Translation and Interpretation Service for General Practice Services. A further competition was undertaken via the North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NoE CPC) Language Services Framework, Lot 1a.
The contract term was for an initial period of 3-years commencing on 01 April 2025,with an option to extend for a further 1-year. The overall financial threshold for the 3 year contract term, plus optional 1 year extension is £4,336,000. The maximum agreed budget per annum is £1,084,000. After the 1st year, any future funding changes related to inflationary uplifts or changes in activity levels would be separate from the financial details of this process and/or subject to review by the Contracting Authority.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £4,336,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79540000 - Interpretation services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
Main site or place of performance
West Yorkshire ICB region
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
NECS utilised an electronic tendering tool to manage this further competition and communicate with bidders. Accordingly, there was no hard copy documents issued to bidders and all communications with NECS, including bid submissions, were conducted via the Atamis portal at: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70
Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 30
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
Provision of West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (WY ICB) Translation and Interpretation Service for General Practice (GP) Services on behalf of NHS West Yorkshire ICB under the NoE.0583 Lot 1a Managed Services: All other Regions Framework Agreement (CONTRACT NOTICE Ref: 2024/S 000-005465)
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract
Title
NHSE1005 WY ICB Translation & Interpretation Service for General Practice Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16 January 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 9
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
DA Languages Limited
Suite 4a, Statham House
Stretford
M32 0FP
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £4,336,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The Further Competition was followed under NoE CPC Framework reference NoE.0583 Lot 1a for this procurement to test the technical competence of bidders in accordance with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) (PCR 2015).
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
Cabinet Office
London
publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom