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title: "Provision of Language Services"
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# Provision of Language Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-language-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02cb0d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS London Procurement Partnership: "Provision of Language Services". Published status: active. Dynamic Market Estimate: Value not published. 5 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 26 Aug 2022, 17:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NHS London Procurement Partnership](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-london-procurement-partnership-nhs-s3c5o)
- **Dynamic Market Estimate (lifetime call-offs):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 26 August 2022 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 5
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Interpretation services, Translation services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-language-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02cb0d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02cb0d`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-language-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02cb0d#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%2FIndex%3FadvertId%3D7a0584ac-10b3-e611-8118-000c29c9ba21)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-language-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02cb0d#participate

## Description
This notice is to advise of a further 1 year extension to current Dynamic Purchasing System for Language Services LPP/2015/015 OJEU ref 2015/S 149-275624
Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (as host of the NHS London Procurement Partnerhip) is seeking to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System  for the provision of Language Services including Spoken Face to Face Interpretation; Non-spoken Face to Face Interpretation (including British Sign Language), Telephone & Video Interpretation & Written Translation & Transcription & Ancillary Services.
The DPS is structured to offer participating authorities flexibility & choice. It shall be a matter of judgment for the participating authorities to decide which particular lot(s) are most appropriate to meet their specific requirements, to best deliver their business needs.
The DPS shall be open to public sector organisations including but not limited to:
LPP member bodies as listed at: http://www.lpp.nhs.uk/about-lpp/our-members/ , and any additional new LPP members for the duration of the contract, plus any other Public Sector bodies located in England, subject to the approval of LPP.
This DPS will enable participating organisations to conduct futher competitions as and when their organisation's requirement arises. The Language Services are given in the Lots listed below. Lots 1-3 are divided in to regional sub-lots. Providers will submit responses based on their experience and capabilities in the individual Lots, and on the regions to be covered. It is envisaged that providers will submit their tenders in the following combinations: A Tender for only one Language Service Lot (a single Lot or sub-lot within Lots 1 through to 5),
A Tender for multiple Language Service Lots (a combination of Lots or sub-lots within Lots 1 through to 5),
A Tender for all the Language Service Lots (Lots 1 through to 5 including all sub-lots).
Providers are at liberty to tender for any or all of the Lots and/or regional sub-lots. During their decision-making process,providers should consider the following points:
— Their expertise in carrying out any / all of the listed Language Service Lots,
— The geographic areas they can cover.
Further competitions are dependant on the specific requirements of the Trusts and other DPS users within the regions, and therefore may be for any number of the Lots,
— For clarification please note that providers can only be selected for any further competitions based on the specific lots that they have expressed interest for and consequently been awarded to the DPS for, following the PQQ stage. For example, a provider who has only been awarded to Lot 5 of the DPS will not be eligible to participate in a further competitions for Lots 1 through to 4.
The language service lots to be included in the DPS are:
Lot 1 — Multidiscipline/Managed Service .
Lot 2 — Face to Face Spoken Interpretation
Lot 3 — Face to Face Non-Spoken Interpretation
Lot 4 — Telephone & Video Interpretation
Lot 5 — Written Transla...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-language-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02cb0d)

## Lots (5)
### Lot 1: Multidiscipline/Managed Service .
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79540000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** This notice is to advise of a further 1 year extension to current Dynamic Purchasing System for Language Services LPP/2015/015 OJEU ref 2015/S 149-275624
Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (as host of the NHS London Procurement Partnerhip) is se...
- **Contract Period:**  to 26/08/2022
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79540000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Face to Face spoken interpretation
- **Contract Period:**  to 26/08/2022
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79540000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Face to Face non spoken Interpretation
- **Contract Period:**  to 26/08/2022
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 4: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79540000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Telephone/Video Interpretation
- **Contract Period:**  to 26/08/2022
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 5: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79530000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Written translation, transcription and ancillary services
- **Contract Period:**  to 26/08/2022
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F017311-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-07-22T09:40:32.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T10:00:26.188Z
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