Find a TenderAwarded without competition
Published 30 Sept 2025, 14:59 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Further Competition for the Provision of Language Services on behalf of Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board

Official notice

Authority: NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (NHS & healthcare)

2 lotsServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Awarded value£364,025published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 30 Sept 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Language Empire Limited

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Further competition for the provision of Language Services on behalf of Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board. Utilising NOE CPC Framework NOE.583. Lot 1a & Lot 5a.

Contract for a period of 2 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years.

Previous notice concerning the framework placed by NOE CPC is 2024/S 000-005465.

CPV: Health services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1(a) Managed ServiceCancelled

Provision of Language Services on behalf of Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board. Lot 1a - Managed Service.

Delivery: East of England · Suffolk and North East Essex
Lot #2Non-spoken Language InterpretationCancelled

Provision of Language Services on behalf of Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board. Lot 5a - Non-spoken Language Interpretation

Delivery: East of England · Suffolk and North East Essex

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
30 Sept 2025, 14:59 BST
Last source update
30 Sept 2025, 14:59 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-060946
Classification (CPV)
Health services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a50e Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

Utilised existing framework procured by NOE CPC to undertake a further competition. Not required to publish a call for competition.

Previous notice published by NOE CPC: 2024/S 000-005465

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £364,0251 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 9
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Sept 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Not linked to a lot1 award
Language Empire LimitedSME£364,025 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
9bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth GB-NHS: QJG Endeavour House, Russell Road, Ipswich, East of England, IP12BXContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.