UHCW interpretation, translation and transcription services direct award

Tender information last checkedLast checked 9 Oct 2026, 12:46.

Opportunity overview

Spoken Interpretation, Translation and Transcription Services - Lot 1 Only

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Transparency notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: C476065
Status: complete
Procurement Method: direct
Procurement Method Details: Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen: Preferred supplier who can demonstrate they can meet the needs of the Trust and its patients

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Procedure reasons

Entry 1

Id: switchingDirectAward

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Suitability

Sme: Yes
Vcse: Yes

Published documents

Entry 1

Id: conflictOfInterest
Document Type: conflictOfInterest
Description: Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Id: GB-PPON-PRHL-1766-CNQP

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PRHL-1766-CNQP

Address

Street Address: Clifford Bridge Road, Walsgrave
Locality: Coventry
Postal Code: CV2 2DX
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKG33

Contact

Name: Lauren Aspinall - Procurement Manager
Email: lauren.aspinall@uhcw.nhs.uk
Telephone: 07435877831

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: https://www.uhcw.nhs.uk ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - central government

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Title: Spoken Interpretation, Translation and Transcription Services
Status: pending
Main Procurement Category: services
Above Threshold: Yes
Has Renewal: Yes

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 79530000
Description: Translation services

Value

Including VAT: 3,360,000
Amount: 2,800,000
Currency: GBP

Contract period

Starts: 1 Nov 2026, 00:00
Ends: 31 Oct 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date: 31 Oct 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description: 2 x 12 Month Optional Extensions

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 095553-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK5
Description: Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095553-2026 ↗
Published: 9 Oct 2026, 11:16
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 12 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Coventry · UKG33 · CV2 2DX · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

095553-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender · 9 Oct 2026, 11:16

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust published a transparency notice for a proposed direct award covering Lot 1 of spoken interpretation, translation and transcription services. The award record is pending and no supplier is named in the supplied notice.

Published outcome signals

Notice typeTransparency notice on Find a TenderEvidence: Process notice_type and award document description.
Procurement statusAward record pendingEvidence: Award 1 status is "pending"; process display status is "awarded".
Contract conclusionNot evidencedEvidence: The award is pending and the only signature milestone is scheduled for a future date.

94% approved-analysis confidence0 supplier records analysed3 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 095553-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07847c
First published: 9 Oct 2026
Last checked: 9 Oct 2026, 12:46
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 9 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

Award 1 is pending, not a confirmed concluded or signed contract. The notice gives a scheduled future signature date of 12 October 2026.

Market significance

The proposed award is valued at £2.8 million excluding VAT (£3.36 million including VAT) over an initial two-year period, with up to two optional 12-month extensions.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice type

99% confidence

Transparency notice on Find a Tender

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Process notice_type and award document description.

Procurement status

99% confidence

Award record pending

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Award 1 status is "pending"; process display status is "awarded".

Contract conclusion

99% confidence

Not evidenced

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The award is pending and the only signature milestone is scheduled for a future date.

Scheduled signature date

98% confidence

12 October 2026

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Award milestone type futureSignatureDate, dueDate 2026-10-12T23:59:59+01:00, status scheduled.

VALUES

Published values explained

Proposed award value excluding VAT

99% confidence

£2,800,000

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Award 1 value.amount is 2800000 GBP.

Proposed award value including VAT

99% confidence

£3,360,000

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Award 1 value.amountGross is 3360000 GBP.

Value allocation

96% confidence

Award-level value for Lot 1

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Award 1 relates to Lot 1; no supplier or separate lot value is supplied.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Notice published

99% confidence

9 October 2026

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Process published_at and award notice datePublished are 2026-10-09T11:16:47+01:00.

Initial contract period

99% confidence

1 November 2026 to 31 October 2028

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Award contractPeriod startDate 2026-11-01 and endDate 2028-10-31.

Maximum potential end date

99% confidence

31 October 2030

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Award contractPeriod maxExtentDate is 2030-10-31; renewal description states 2 x 12 month optional extensions.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Spoken interpretation, translation and transcription services

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Process and award title.

Lot coverage

99% confidence

Lot 1 only

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Process description states "Lot 1 Only"; award relatedLots contains "1".

Procurement category

99% confidence

Services

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Award mainProcurementCategory is services.

Classification

99% confidence

CPV 79530000 — Translation services

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Award item additional classification.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Direct award

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Tender procurementMethod is direct and procurementMethodDetails is Direct award.

Published rationale

99% confidence

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

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Tender procurementMethodRationale.

Direct-award classification

98% confidence

switchingDirectAward

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Tender procurementMethodRationaleClassifications contains switchingDirectAward.

Competition information

99% confidence

Not supplied in the published notice

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No tenderer, bid-count, evaluation-score or comparison data is provided.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Initial term

99% confidence

24 months

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Contract period runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2028.

Extension options

99% confidence

Two optional 12-month extensions

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Award renewal description: "2 x 12 Month Optional Extensions".

Maximum term

99% confidence

Up to 48 months

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Initial 24-month period plus two 12-month options; maxExtentDate is 31 October 2030.

SME and VCSE suitability

96% confidence

Marked suitable for SMEs and VCSEs

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Tender Lot 1 suitability flags sme and vcse as true.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Value structure

98% confidence

The published £2.8 million excluding-VAT figure applies to the pending award for Lot 1; no pricing, volume, or supplier allocation is published.

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Award value and related lot data; no supplier or pricing breakdown is supplied.

Market route

99% confidence

The buyer selected a direct-award route and cited a preferred supplier able to meet Trust and patient needs.

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Tender procurement method and rationale.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

94%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-07847c
Analysed: 9 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

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Buyer party name.

Buyer location

99% confidence

Coventry, United Kingdom

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Buyer address and supplied buyer-location record.

Buyer classification

98% confidence

Public authority — central government

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Buyer party details classification UK_CA_TYPE.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Named supplier

99% confidence

Not supplied

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The supplied awards and parties data contain no supplier party or supplier record.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Extension decision window

84% confidence

Estimate: before 31 October 2028 for the first option decision

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The initial term ends on 31 October 2028 and extensions are optional; the notice gives no decision timetable.

Maximum potential expiry

99% confidence

31 October 2030

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Award maxExtentDate is 2030-10-31.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Supplier disclosure

99% confidence

No supplier is named in the supplied notice data, so no winning supplier can be identified or verified.

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No supplier records are supplied and the parties list contains only the buyer.

Lifecycle caution

99% confidence

The record is pending despite the process being displayed as awarded; it must not be treated as a signed or active contract.

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Award status is pending; signature date is a scheduled future milestone.

Published information gap

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice: award date, supplier, bid count, evaluation, pricing breakdown, lot title or description, and contract signature confirmation.

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Relevant fields are absent or null in the supplied data.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

No supplier is named in the supplied notice data; supplier identity and awardee verification are not possible.
The award status is pending and signature is only scheduled, so the supplied data does not confirm a concluded, signed or active contract.
Information not supplied in the published notice includes award date, tender participation, evaluation results, pricing or volume detail, individual lot pricing, and a detailed Lot 1 title or description.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the UHCW interpretation and translation services award?

No supplier is named in the supplied notice data. The award remains pending.

What is the value of the proposed award?

£2.8 million excluding VAT, or £3.36 million including VAT, for the Lot 1 award.

When is the service expected to start?

The published contract period starts on 1 November 2026, but contract conclusion is not evidenced because the award is pending.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

Spoken Interpretation, Translation and Transcription Services

Opportunity overview

Classification

Lots

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Procedure reasons

Lots and requirements

Suitability

Published documents

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Value

Contract period

Renewal

Related lots

Documents

Milestones

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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