See answers to previous information requests

1. Do you have an active language service (Interpreting) contract? What is the value of this contract?

2. Are services accessed via a framework or independent of a framework? If a framework, what framework(s) is it?

3. When does the existing contract(s) expire? When is the next tender or procurement review expected?

4. Who are you current suppliers by service type i.e. BSL, telephone, spoken, video?

5. Do you procure spoken and non-spoken (BSL) interpreting together?

6. Do you consider non-spoken interpreting a specialist service? If yes and you do not procure this service separately. Why do you not procure this service separately?

7. What is your organisations language services procurement policy. i.e. do you undertake pre-market engagement, do you run a competitive tender process or direct award?

8. Are language services on the procurement plan in 2026, if so, can you please give an indicative timeline?

9. Who is the senior responsible person for Language Services in your organisation? Please provide contact details and job title.

10. Can you please provide historical use for each service for the previous year. Please highlight if you are referring to number of assignments or hour/minutes this response.
a) On-site spoken
b) Onsite non-spoken (for eg. BSL)
c) telephone interpreting
d) Video spoken
e) Video non-spoken

11. How many bidders submitted a completed tender response for the current contract?

12. Name, addresses and contact point(s) for your Procurement Department responsible for awarding contracts.

13. Please share the link for the last Tender Notice and the contract value for the last and current tender.