Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) (hosted by and acting through Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.)
Don Valley House, Savile Street East
Sheffield
S4 7UQ
Contact
Tracey Nation
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at
https://health-family.force.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
Procurement in Partnership (PiP) - Language Services
Reference number
NOE.0583
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79540000 - Interpretation services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short 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.
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.
· 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.
Further information is included in the Additional Information section VI.3.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £125,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 1 - Face to Face Interpreting
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79540000 - Interpretation services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Face to Face Interpreting - £84,000,000
two.2.14) Additional information
The lotting structure of this offering will be determined as a result of the market engagement.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 2 - Face to Face Non-spoken Interpreting
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79540000 - Interpretation services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Face to Face Non-spoken Interpreting (including but not limited to) British Sign Language, Foreign Sign Languages, Irish Sign Language, Lipspeaking, Sign Supported English. - £5,000,000
two.2.14) Additional information
The lotting structure of this offering will be determined as a result of the market engagement.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 3 - Telephone Interpreting
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79540000 - Interpretation services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Telephone Interpreting - £32,000,000
two.2.14) Additional information
The lotting structure of this offering will be determined as a result of the market engagement.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 4 - Video Interpreting
Lot No
4
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79540000 - Interpretation services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Video Interpreting - £2,500,000
two.2.14) Additional information
The lotting structure of this offering will be determined as a result of the market engagement.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 5 - Written Translation, Transcription and Ancillary Services
Lot No
5
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79540000 - Interpretation services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Written Translation Transcription & Ancillary Services (including but not limited to) Braille, Easy Read, Large Print, Audio, Video and Pictorial English. - £1,500,000
two.2.14) Additional information
The lotting structure of this offering will be determined as a result of the market engagement.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
1 September 2023
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
NHS North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative, on behalf of NHS Procurement in Partnership (four NHS Collaborative Procurement Hubs) is utilising e-tendering to manage this project for both pre-procurement / marketplace engagement communication and activity with Suppliers as well as any tender process which may follow this early engagement. NHS North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative reserves the right to use an electronic auction and the e-Sourcing system we will use is Atamis.
Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to Suppliers and all communications with exception of the Engagement and Information Exercise Questionnaire will be conducted via Atamis.
Any resulting procurement documentation will be published on the same procurement portal to ensure minimal supplier registration.
The Engagement and Information Exercise Questionnaire will be managed through a Smart Survey and can be completed via this link (https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/60XH1O/).
The closing time and date for the return of your responses are 12.00pm on 31 May 2023.
Responses received after this date may be considered at NHS PiP discretion. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest and participation.
The value in II.1.5 is an indicative value over 4 years.