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Published 9 Oct 2026, 11:16 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Spoken Interpretation, Translation and Transcription Services

Official notice

Authority: University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£2,800,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 9 Oct 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Word360 Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Spoken Interpretation, Translation and Transcription Services and additional relevant spoken requirements.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
79530000 Translation services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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
9 Oct 2026, 11:16 BST
Last source update
22 Oct 2026, 09:13 BST
Authority reference
C476065
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-099770
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07847c Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Switching Direct Award
Published justification

Preferred supplier who can demonstrate they can meet the needs of the Trust and its patients

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

22 Oct 2026 → 2 Nov 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published6 days ago
    22 Oct 2026, 09:13 BST
  2. Today
    28 Oct 2026
  3. Standstill endsin 5 days
    2 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Oct 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    9 Oct 2026, 11:16 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    22 Oct 2026, 09:13 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    3 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £2,800,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Word360 LtdSME3 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2028 · up to 31 Oct 2030Extensions: 2 x 12 Month Optional Extensions£2,800,0009 Oct 2026standstill to 2 Nov 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PRHL-1766-CNQP Clifford Bridge Road, Walsgrave, Coventry, West Midlands, CV2 2DXContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Word360Awarded supplierGB-COH: 05498277 The Cloisters Unit 6, The Cloisters, 11-12 George Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 1NPContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender