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Published 10 Oct 2025, 11:30 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Translation Software

Official notice

Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Wales (UKL)
Published estimate£250,000≈ £83k / year · £300,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 10 Nov 2025
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Dec 2028 · up to 31 Dec 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) Translation Services department are looking to renew their Translation Software agreement. The department translates approximately 12 million words annually for NWSSP and other NHS Wales organisations.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 9 Oct 2029, 23:59 BST.
  • No preliminary market engagement: Not applicable

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£250,000
Contract period: 1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Dec 2029 with extensionsValue: £250,000 exc. VAT · £300,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Option to extend for further 12 months at sole discretion of the NHS Wales Organisation
72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 45%Price: 45%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical: 45%
  • Commercial: 45%
  • Social Values: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Commercial
  • Technical
  • Social Values
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 45 of 100: the paper moves it further than the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 9 Oct 2029
First published
10 Oct 2025, 11:30 BST
Last source update
10 Oct 2025, 11:30 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 28 Nov 2025
Authority reference
NWSSP-FTS-59861
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-064095
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ac92 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: CY, EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
10 Nov 2025
Clarification deadline
5 Nov 2025
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
cy, en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml ↗

ITT Code - itt_120587

Timeline

10 Oct 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published386 days ago
    10 Oct 2025, 11:30 BST
  2. Clarification questions by360 days ago
    5 Nov 2025
  3. Submission deadline355 days ago
    10 Nov 2025
  4. Award decision expected by336 days ago
    28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract starts303 days ago
    1 Jan 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    10 Oct 2025, 11:30 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-NHS: RQF 4-5 Charnwood Court,, Cardiff, Wales, CF14 3UZContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender