Provision of a Health and Social Care Communication Support Service in Northern Ireland, for People who are Deaf, deafblind and Hard of Hearing

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by PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
35.5 month
Value
£5M
Sector
BUSINESS
Published
23 Sep 2022
Delivery
To 10 Oct 2025 (est.)
Deadline
26 Oct 2022 14:00

Concepts

Location

Northern Ireland

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1 buyer

Description

The Department of Health, Northern Ireland, plan to appoint a single provider to deliver a Communication Support Services to allow communication between Deaf, deafblind and Hard of Hearing people and hearing people, in attendance, or via video conferencing settings. The Provider shall provide the following Services: • BSL/ISL Sign Language Interpreters (Face to Face) • BSL/ISL Sign Language Interpreters (Remote: Video Relay Interpreting and Video Interpretation) • BSL/ISL Deaf Intralingual Interpreters (Relay Interpreters) • BSL/ISL Translators • Interpreters for deafblind people • Lip speakers • Note takers • Speech to Text Reporting Given the growing presence of ethnic minorities with different language needs there is an expectation that the provider will provide a service that responds to the specific needs of all Service Users, including language provision for those for whom BSL or ISL is not a native language.

Total Quantity or Scope

• BSL/ISL Sign Language Interpreters (Face to Face) • BSL/ISL Sign Language Interpreters (Remote: Video Relay Interpreting and Video Interpretation) • BSL/ISL Deaf Intralingual Interpreters (Relay Interpreters) • BSL/ISL Translators • Interpreters for deafblind people • Lip speakers • Note takers • Speech to Text Reporting Given the growing presence of ethnic minorities with different language needs there is an expectation that the provider will provide a service that responds to the specific needs of all Service Users, including language provision for those for whom BSL or ISL is not a native language. Additional information: The Procurement allows for two extensions of up to 12 Months each.

CPV Codes

  • 79530000 - Translation services
  • 79540000 - Interpretation services

Other Information

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