Intepretation and Translation Service

Official notice

Authority: NHS England & NHS Improvement (North East & Yorkshire) (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC)

Awarded value£700,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 30 Sept 2020no call for competition

Awarded to Language Empire Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of interpreters for non-English speaking and D/deaf patients attending appointments in Primary Care settings. Inclusive of the provision of face to face, telephone and video interpreting, as well as written document translation. Locality/Population - North of Tyne, Durham, Darlington and Teesside.

CPV: Translation services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East · Locality/Population - North of Tyne, Durham, Darlington and Teesside.

79530000 Translation services

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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 15 Jan 2021, 15:12 GMT
Last source update: 15 Jan 2021, 15:12 GMT
Authority reference: NHSE524
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-000887
Classification (CPV): Translation services
Delivery area: North East (UKC)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-028acd Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: A procurement process commencing with market engagement was scheduled to commence in April 2020 but due to COVID-19 pressures on both providers and commissioners this was paused.
In light of these pressures and in line with the Procurement Policy Note (PPN 01/20) released by the Cabinet Office, an STA was approved to ensure continuity of service.

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: The Commissioner will act in accordance with Part 3 Chapter 5 Regulation 85 to 87 and Part 3 Chapter 6 Regulation 88 to 104 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102) (PCR 2015)(as amended). Part 3 of the PCR 2015 provides for appeals to be made to the High Court subject to the time limitations and other required procedural steps. The rules relating to appeal are complex and a dissatisfied tenderer is advised to take their own prompt legal advice.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £700,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Sept 2020

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Language Empire LimitedSME	£700,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 000887-2021-1 · Language Empire LimitedSME
Signed
30 Sept 2020
Value
£700,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS England and NHS Improvement - North East & Yorkshire

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Waterfront 4, Newburn, Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle, North East, NE15 8NYContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

North of England Commissioning Support UnitMediation body Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees
Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Language EmpireAwarded supplier Rochdale, North West, OL12 6AE

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.