Interpretation and Translation Services (BC)

***THIS NOTICE IS FOR A MARKET ENGAGEMENT EVENT ONLY*** <br/><br/>NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU on behalf of NHS Black Country ICB (BC) (referred to as the Commissioner), intend to conduct a Competitive Flexible Process under The Procurement Act 2023 to seek a suitably experienced and qualified supplier to provide Interpretation and Translation Services. The procurement route will be finalised following the market engagement. Suppliers are invited to attend a virtual market engagement event where the Commissioner will discuss their requirements and seek feedback from the market.<br/><br/>The aim of the service is to provide an integrated language and communication service for patients accessing primary care services commissioned by NHS Black Country ICB.<br/><br/>Further details can be found in II.2.4.1.<br/><br/>The virtual market engagement event will be held on 16th September 2025 at 13:00 to 14:30, via MS Teams, with a 30-minute 1:1 session being offered on 17th September 2025 between 09:00 and 17:00 and 22nd September 2025 between 09:00 and 17:00. Attendance to the market engagement event on 16th September 2025 is mandatory should you require a follow up 30-minute 1:1 session to ensure fairness across all suppliers.<br/><br/>You are invited to complete a questionnaire and confirm your attendance to the market engagement event, and confirm if you would like a follow up 30-minute 1:1 session, by accessing Atamis (Health Family) (https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome), search for project “C380665 – Interpretation and Translation Service (BC) – Market Engagement" and complete the online questionnaire by 17:00 12th September 2025.<br/><br/>You will be able to locate and access the MS Teams invitation within the documents area, along with further information regarding the service.<br/><br/>An invitation will be issued for the allocated 30-minute time slot. Sessions will be scheduled on a first come first served basis.