Interpretation services

Tender description

The Scottish Police Authority intends to establish a framework agreement for the provision of services in relation to British Sign Language (BSL) on behalf of Police Scotland, the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS), the Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB), the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Services (COPFS), the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration (SCRA), Social Security Scotland and Forestry and Land Scotland. This framework agreement shall be divided into two (2) individual lots. Both lot 1 and 2 are further divided into geographical sub-lots- North, East and West. A maximum of three (3) contractors shall be appointed to each lot. The Scottish Police Authority wish to award a framework agreement for the provision of services in relation to British Sign Language (BSL)on behalf of Police Scotland, the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS), the Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB), the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Services (COPFS), the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration (SCRA), Social Security Scotland and Forestry and Land Scotland. This framework agreement shall be divided into two (2) individual lots. Each individual Lot is detailed in the table below. Both Lot 1 and 2 are further divided into geographical sub-Lots- North, East and West. A maximum of three (3) Contractors shall be appointed to each lot. The North area includes Highlands and Islands (Orkney Isles, Shetland Isles and Western Isles), North East (Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Moray), and Tayside (Dundee, Perth City, Perth and Kinross and Angus). The East area includes Edinburgh City, The Lothians and Border, Fife and Forth Valley (Stirling, Falkirk and Clackmannanshire). The West area includes Greater Glasgow, Ayrshire, Lanarkshire, Argyll and West Dunbartonshire (Inner Hebrides), Renfrewshire and Inverclyde and Dumfries and Galloway. Lot 1 24/7 service coverage — Services are required to be delivered 24 hours per day and 7 days per week. The Scottish Police Authority wish to award a framework agreement for the provision of services in relation to British Sign Language (BSL) on behalf of Police Scotland, the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS), the Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB), the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Services (COPFS), the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration (SCRA), Social Security Scotland and Forestry and Land Scotland. This framework agreement shall be divided into two (2) individual lots. Each individual lot is detailed in the table below. Both Lot 1 and 2 are further divided into geographical sub-Lots- North, East and West. A maximum of three (3) contractors shall be appointed to each Lot. The North area includes Highlands and Islands (Orkney Isles, Shetland Isles and Western Isles), North East (Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Moray), and Tayside (Dundee, Perth City, Perth and Kinross and Angus). The East area includes Edinburgh City, The Lothians and Border, Fife and Forth Valley (Stirling, Falkirk and Clackmannanshire). The West area includes Greater Glasgow, Ayrshire, Lanarkshire, Argyll and West Dunbartonshire (Inner Hebrides), Renfrewshire and Inverclyde and Dumfries and Galloway. Lot 2 Office Hours — services are required to be delivered during normal office hours, i.e. Monday to Friday 8 a.m. — 6 p.m.