# Invitation to Quote for an Interpretation and Translation Service for Deaf, Deaf Blind and Hard of Hearing People in Shropshire

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Shropshire Council](/buyers/shropshire-council/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £43,500
- Published: 2 December 2024
- Planned start: 1 April 2025
- Planned end: 31 March 2028
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 60d1d8e9-e577-4421-9fc1-fd5eb8559fad-805997
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-21b63d3c-2dea-4908-af7a-99da995e62eb

## 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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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/60d1d8e9-e577-4421-9fc1-fd5eb8559fad-805997)