Multi Provider Framework Agreement for the Provision of Interpretation, Lipspeaking and Translation Services.

Tender description

Norfolk County Council, on behalf of INTRAN, will soon be seeking applications for a multi-provider framework agreement for the provision of Interpreting, Lipspeaking, Translation and Related Communication Services in the Eastern region and surrounding counties. Lot 1: Intran is a multi agency partnership which provides and manages access to interpreting and translation services for people in the Eastern region and surrounding counties who are deaf, hard of hearing or whose first language is not English and cannot communicate effectively in English. The current framework agreement ends on 30.6.2022 and work has commenced on establishing the requirements for a replacement framework. It is intended that the proposed framework will, as a minimum, cover the following services:— British Sign Language— Face to face interpreting— Telephone interpreting— Translation and Braille— Video InterpretingThe framework agreement will be split into lots for the above services. The exact make up of the lots will be included in the tender documents when they are published.It should be noted that the proposed framework is for providers of interpreting and translation and not for translators and interpreters themselves.