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Provision of Professional Interpreting and Translation Services
services
Competitive flexible procedure
Interpretation services
Published value
£2,000,000
Submission deadline 7 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Suitable for SMEs
Prepared 7 Sept 2026, 17:10 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Core facts published
Submission route published
Scope structure
1lots
1 published CPV family
Decision Velocity
~52 days
Sector median: 52 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No published extension signal
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 79)
Based on 227 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
43.445%
Typical Bids Received
1 bidders
Typical Evaluation Window
52 days
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 79)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
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Evidence coverage
9/12 core inputs published
Comparable published opportunities
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
| Published procedure | Published value | Matching evidence |
|---|---|---|
Provision of Professional Interpreting and Translation ServicesKing's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · 30 Jul 2025, 11:58 BST | £2,150,000 | same CPV family same authority same region similar value band matching published text |
Highways – Audit & Asset Management (A&AM) ContractWestminster City Council · 2 Sept 2026, 10:39 BST | £2,575,000 | same CPV family same region similar value band |
Provision of Quality Delivery Partner ServicesDefence Equipment and Support · 3 Sept 2026, 15:46 BST | £5,876,000 | same CPV family same region similar value band |
Legal Services FrameworkCastles and Coasts · 27 Aug 2026, 07:59 BST | £3,000,000 | same CPV family same region similar value band |
Prisoners Building Homes - Professional, Technical and Programme Delivery Support ServicesLOCAL PARTNERSHIPS LLP · 1 Sept 2026, 17:15 BST | £6,000,000 | same CPV family same region similar value band |
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: "Provision of Professional Interpreting and Translation Services". Published status: active. Published value: £2,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 7 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: atamis-1928.my.salesforce.com.
| Contracting Authority | King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | Scope & Categories | SERVICES (1 lot) | Submission Window | 29d 18h left 7 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Legal Basis & Regime | 2023/54 · Competitive flexible procedure · Above threshold | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £2,000,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
Not availableNo published reports
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate availablePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 0 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityKing's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | Procedure methodCompetitive flexible procedure | Procurement categoryservices |
Statusactive | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdYes | Legal basisUKPGA · 2023/54 | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionallowed | Submission languagesen |
Published7 Sept 2026, 10:50 BST | Last source update7 Sept 2026, 10:50 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationInterpretation services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06f32b | ||
How to participate
Submission methodNot published | Electronic submissionallowed | Clarification deadlineNot published |
Submission languagesen | Expression of interest deadlineNot published | E-Sourcing Portal |
Submission instructions https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce.com/ | ||
What is being bought
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a single supplier to provide a comprehensive, high-quality Interpretation and Translation Service across all Trust sites, including King's College Hospital (Denmark Hill), Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH), Orpington Hospital, Beckenham Beacon, Queen Mary's Hospital Sidcup and associated community locations. The service is intended to support safe, equitable and patient-centred care by enabling effective communication between patients, carers, families and healthcare professionals.
The scope includes the provision of face-to-face, telephone, video and interpreting services, together with British Sign Language (BSL) and other non-spoken language support services. The provider will also be required to deliver written translation services for clinical and non-clinical documents, accessible formats such as Braille and Easy Read, and a secure technology-enabled booking, reporting and management platform.
The service must operate across a diverse patient population representing more than 80 languages and support both planned and urgent care pathways. The successful provider will be expected to deliver a responsive, scalable and innovative service model that complies with NHS information governance, safeguarding, accessibility and equality requirements, whilst incorporating appropriate human oversight for AI-enabled solutions.
The Contracting Authority intends to award a single-provider contract to ensure consistent service delivery, quality assurance, governance, performance reporting and patient experience across the Trust.
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £2,000,000
7 Sept 2026, 10:50 BST - Status changed to active
7 Sept 2026, 10:50 BST - Official notice release published
7 Sept 2026, 10:50 BST - procurement method changed
7 Sept 2026, 10:50 BST - Submission deadline changed to 7 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
7 Sept 2026, 10:50 BST - Official notice release published
7 Sept 2026, 10:43 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedactiveOptionsRenewalPublished value£2,000,000The source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract period4 Jan 2027, 00:00 GMT — 3 Jan 2030, 23:59 GMTEligibilitySME eligibleVCSE eligibleOptions / renewalTwo optional extension periods of 12 months each · Two optional extension periods of 12 months each
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
7 Sept 2026, 10:43 BST - Procedure published
7 Sept 2026, 10:50 BST - engagement
Not published · metThis engagement focused on engagement with prospective suppliers on high-quality Translation and Interpretation Service to support the communication needs of patients across King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. As part of this process, a Request for Information (RFI) was issued in August 2025 to the market to gain insight into current industry trends, innovative service delivery models, and potential efficiencies. The RFI helped enable the Trust to better understand supplier capabilities and market direction, helping to shape a well-informed tender specification. The ultimate objective was to ensure the successful implementation of a service model underpinned by the appropriate tools, systems, and expertise to provide consistent, reliable, and compliant translation and interpretation support. The selected supplier will be expected to meet NHS standards while facilitating equitable access to healthcare services for all patients, regardless of language or communication needs. - Submission deadline
7 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PXLV-9225-PRBNDocuments (4)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 7 Sept 2026, 10:50 BST
- 7 Sept 2026, 10:43 BST
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |