Interpretation and Translation Services

Published facts

What the notice says

Buyer

NHS Shared Business Services Limited

Published status

complete

Latest release reference

081926-2025

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes: 79530000, 79540000

Published tags

award, contract

Latest record Bidwake loaded from this source

27 Aug 2026

NHS Shared Business Services act in an Agency capacity for and on behalf of its customers (Approved Organisations) - existing and new. These comprise of NHS and Social Care organisations (whether acting individually, or on behalf of, or together as members of any consortia) along with any other public or private sector bodies which NHS SBS authorises to use the resulting Framework Agreement. NHS SBS has put in place a Framework Agreement for the provision of Interpretation and Translation Services and related Goods and Services for the Public Sector to be used by NHS SBS Approved Organisations. Our Approved Organisation list can be found on: https://www.sbs.nhs.uk/services/framework-agreements-categories/ The framework includes Face to Face translation, British Sign Language (BSL), Telephone Interpretation, Document Translation and ancillary services, Video Interpretation and a One Stop Shop for Managed Services. Lot 1 - Face to Face (Spoken Language) Lot 2 - British Sign Language (BSL) Lot 3 - Telephone Interpreting Lot 4 - Document Translation and Ancillary Services Lot 5 - Video Interpretation Lot 6 - One Stop Shop (Managed Service)

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Observed notice trail

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1. Award notice observed

   11 Dec 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   081926-2025

   Published tags

   award, contract

Awards and suppliers

Published award and contract facts

• British Sign Language (BSL)

  Buyer: NHS Shared Business Services LimitedSupplier: Aa Global Language Service Ltd

  End date in notice

  Date not published

  Value shown in notice

  £73,000,000Value from the linked contract

  Official source

  Open the official Find a Tender notice for British Sign Language (BSL)

  About this figure

  • This award names more than one supplier but does not divide the published value between them. The figure is shown for context and is not assigned to one supplier.
  • This figure comes from the linked contract record. Overall totals continue to use the separately published award value.

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  Source

  Find a Tender

  Award or lot reference

  081926-2025-SBS105189-2

• British Sign Language (BSL)

  Buyer: NHS Shared Business Services LimitedSupplier: Absolute Interpreting & Translations Limited

Related evidence

Published terms and linked processes

• Options are statedLot 1

  Up to a maximum of 24 month extension

  Published 11 Dec 2025.Open supporting notice 081926-2025
• Options are statedLot 2

  Up to a maximum of 24 month extension

  Published 11 Dec 2025.Open supporting notice 081926-2025
• Options are statedLot 3

  Up to a maximum of 24 month extension

  Published 11 Dec 2025.Open supporting notice 081926-2025
• Options are statedLot 4

  Up to a maximum of 24 month extension

  Published 11 Dec 2025.Open supporting notice 081926-2025
• Options are statedLot 5

  Up to a maximum of 24 month extension

  Published 11 Dec 2025.Open supporting notice 081926-2025
• Options are statedLot 6

  Up to a maximum of 24 month extension

  Published 11 Dec 2025.Open supporting notice 081926-2025

No exact source-published process relationship was found.