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Provision of Translation Software

Awarded to Phrase

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)(buyer)

Published
Published 10 October 2025
Deadline
Closed 10 November 2025

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Overview

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership has awarded a contract to Phrase for provision of a cloud-based translation management system software to support their Translation Services department, which processes approximately 12+ million words annually for NHS Wales organisations. The system must support multiple user accounts for administrators, project managers, and linguists, and enable collaboration among in-house translators, sub-contractors, and bank translators across various locations while integrating with NHS Wales IT infrastructure. The contract was awarded on 13 March 2026 for £228,715.20 following an open tender procedure.

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Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
£250,000
Procedure
Open procedure
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
SME suitable
Yes
Published
10 October 2025
Questions by
5 November 2025
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Award outcome

Awarded value
£228,715
Award date
13 March 2026
Contract period
1 January 2026 → 31 December 2028
Contract length
3 years
Could run to
31 December 2029
Against estimate
9% below
Bids received
1
Winner
  • Phrase

This contract ends on 31 December 2028, or 31 December 2029 if every extension is used.

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About the winner

Phrase

Based in
London
Public contracts won
1
Across UK and EU notices

No other contract from NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) under this supplier name in Skim's records.

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Competition and scoring

Bids received

1

1 from SMEs

Open and restricted tenders in IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support drew a median of 3 bids over the last 24 months; 32% received only one.

How bids were scored

Price 45% · Quality 55%

  • Commercial45%
  • Technical45%
  • Social Values10%

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Market context

Typical award in IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

£132,000

Median of 13,254 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 73% above the median.

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) in the last 12 months

33

contracts awarded, worth £56,794,067 in total

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Notice history

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  1. Contract

    30 April 2026

  2. Contract

    13 March 2026

  3. Contract Notice

    10 October 2025

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