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Published date: 2 December 2024

Contract summary

Industry

Translation services - 79530000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£43,500

Procurement reference

AQCV 026

Published date

2 December 2024

Closing date

23 December 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2028

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive quotation (below threshold)

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

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Description

Shropshire Council is seeking a provider who has a good working knowledge of Shropshire, it's health and care system and Voluntary and community sector and is inviting quotations for a 3-year contract to provide Interpretation and sign language services for Deaf, deaf-blind and hard-of-hearing people within Shropshire, which will take the form of:

• British sign language/English interpreters
• Deafblind interpreters
• Lipspeakers
• Speech-to-text operators
• Notetakers
• Sight translations of written documents into British sign language
• Translation of written documents into British sign language onto
DVD/digital files
• Telephone interpretations
• An out of hours and emergency message service and
• To coordinate this provision, via a comprehensive booking service
using both in-house and freelance Communication Professionals.

The contract will be effective from 1st April 2025 and will be for a period of 3 years.
Contract payments will be fixed at £14,500 per annum
Any additional cost not set out in the contract will be paid with prior discussion and agreement from the Council, at a half hourly rate.

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More information

Attachments

AQCV 026 - Invitation to Quote.docx

Tender notice

Invitation to Quote document

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How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Ness Hicken

Address

Shirehall
Shrewsbury
SY2 6ND
England

Email

ness.hicken@shropshire.gov.uk

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