Other community, social and personal services

Tender description

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 17 June 2019 and will run until 16 June 2023. The services to be commissioned under the framework will fall into one of the disciplines listed in this notice. 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. The partner organisations with access to the framework are as follows: — Kent Police, — Kent Fire and Rescue, — KMPT (Kent and Medway Partnership Trust), and — Dover District Council. At any time during the term of the framework, any of the following public sector organisations may apply to gain access to the framework: — Medway Council, — any district council Kent, as listed here, — KCHFT (Kent Community Health Foundation Trust), — NHS England (Kent and Medway) (AKA NHS Commissioning Board), — Ashford Clinical Commissioning Group, — Canterbury and Coastal Clinical Commissioning Group, — Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley Clinical Commissioning Group, — Swale Clinical Commissioning Group, — West Kent Clinical Commissioning Group, —South Kent Coast Clinical Commissioning Group, and — Thanet Clinical Commissioning Group.