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# Provision of Professional Interpreting and Translation Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-professional-interpreting-and-translation-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05846e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: "Provision of Professional Interpreting and Translation Services". Published status: cancelled. Published Value: £1,200,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 6 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: health-family.force.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** CANCELLED (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kettering-general-hospital-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rnq)
- **Published Value:** £1,200,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 6 February 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Interpretation services, Translation services
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKI, UKI45
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-professional-interpreting-and-translation-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05846e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05846e`

## 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-professional-interpreting-and-translation-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05846e#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [health-family.force.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhealth-family.force.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-professional-interpreting-and-translation-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05846e#participate

## Description
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (the “Contracting Authority”), acting through its wholly owned subsidiary King’s Facilities Management (KFM), invites suitably qualified and experienced providers to participate in a Competitive Flexible Procedure for the Provision of Interpretation and Translation Services across all King’s sites, including King’s College Hospital (Denmark Hill), Princess Royal University Hospital, Orpington Hospital, Beckenham Beacon, Queen Mary’s Sidcup, and associated community locations.
The Trust serves a highly diverse population, representing over 120 languages, and seeks to procure a comprehensive, responsive, and technology-enabled language support service to ensure equitable access to healthcare. The service will include:
Face-to-face, telephone, video, and AI-assisted interpretation (including British Sign Language and non-spoken communication support).
Translation services for clinical and non-clinical documents in multiple formats, with appropriate human verification of AI-assisted outputs.
Real-time digital booking and reporting systems, capable of integration with NHS systems and compliant with NHS Information Governance and the Data Security and Protection Toolkit.
Performance monitoring against defined KPIs, including minimum 95–98% fill rates, rapid response to urgent requests, and at least 90% patient satisfaction.
The service aims to deliver cost-effective, high-quality, and inclusive communication support aligned with the Trust’s equality, diversity, and digital transformation objectives. Providers will be expected to demonstrate innovation, use of AI and automation responsibly, and capacity to deliver across a multi-site NHS environment.
This opportunity will follow a multi-stage Competitive Flexible Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023. Stage 1 and 2 will involve assessment of Supplier Information Questionnaires (SIQs) and tender submission. Upon evaluation, shortlisted suppliers will be invited to demonstration, negotiation and BAFO - Stage 3.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 79530000, 79540000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1,200,000

- **Contract Period:** 02/08/2026 to 02/08/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (cancelled)

  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

  - Date: 05/08/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F006414-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-06T13:06:34.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T10:11:51.431Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05846e