AwardedAwarded 14 April 2026

Provision of Translation Software

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) · NHS and health

In brief

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) awarded IT and software work to Phrase on 14 April 2026.

The notice gives a value of £250,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 1 January 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) Translation Services department sought to renew their Translation Software agreement. The department translates currently approximately 12+ million words annually for NWSSP and other NHS Wales organisations. The Translation Team is seeking to award a cloud-based translation management system compatible with NHS Wales IT infrastructure. The system must support an administrator account, multiple project manager and linguist accounts, and enable seamless collaboration among in-house translators, sub-contractors, and bank translators working from various locations.Procurement Services undertook an Open Tender Procedure, with the tender going live on 10 October 2026 via the eTender Wales portal. All relevant notices were issued to Sell2Wales in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023. Due to the complexity of the procurement and the specialist nature of Welsh Translation Services, it was deemed appropriate to keep the tender open for 31 days rather than the minimum 25 days. Following the evaluation, Phrase was identified as the recommended supplier. This notice is to notify the market that NWSSP have award this contract to Phrase.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Phrase (SME)
1 bid received
£228,715
Awarded 13 March 2026
15 April 2026 to 31 March 2029

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 064097-2025
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 023017-2026
  3. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 039668-2026

About the buyer

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    £8bnframework ceiling
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From notice 064097-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 10 October 2025, last updated 30 April 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.