Interpreting and Communication Services for People who are d/Deaf and Deafblind (November 2021)

The Council has set up a Framework for Interpreting and Communication Services for People who are d/Deaf and Deafblind to allow the Council to buy communication services from a list of approved providers who meet a certain set of minimum standards. The framework commenced on 17th June 2019 and will run until 16th June 2023. The framework opens every two months for new tender applications.

Services which will be commissioned under the Framework will fall into one of the following disciplines. Applicants may apply to join the Framework within one of more of these disciplines (please download the Invitation to Tender for a list of the sub-lotting structure):

Lot 1 – Face-to-face Interpreting Services (Verbal)

Lot 2 – Face-to-face Interpreting Services (Non-Verbal)

Lot 3 – Transcription

Lot 4 – Lip Speakers

Lot 5 – Speech to Text Reporters

Lot 6 – Deaf Relay

Lot 7 – Translation

Lot 8 – Video Interpreting Services

Lot 9 – Other Sign Language Interpreting from an International Range of Languages

Lot 10 – Trainee Interpreters