Translation and Interpreting Services Framework
- East Sussex County Council
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04eceb
Description
East Sussex County Council (ESCC) requires Translation and Interpreting Services in order to meet our commitment to delivering accessible services and help towards meeting some of the needs of the diverse communities within the county.
ESCC currently acts as lead Authority for the 'SUSTI Framework' (Sussex Translation & Interpreting) which is accessed by CCGs (Clinical Commissioning Groups), NHS organisations, West Sussex County Council (WSCC), Surrey County Council (SCC), Brighton and Hove City Council (BHCC) along with District & Borough Councils across East and West Sussex and Surrey.
The current Framework ends 31st December 2025. The service wishes to let a replacement framework to ensure that there is continuation of service provision and delivery.
Legal advice and support have been sought to include, but is not limited to:
• Consideration of changes to the associated Framework and call-off Terms and Conditions;
• support with invitation to tender;
• advice on the Framework structure;
• advice on Access Agreements (whether they are needed and how they are executed);
advice on potential use of competitive flexible procedure under new Procurement Act 2023
This will be a multi-supplier framework. the proposed Lot structure at present, to be agreed once preliminary market engagement has taken place is:
• Lot 1. Spoken Language - remote (telephone/video) and face-to-face
• Lot 2. Non-Spoken Languages (eg: British Sign Language) - remote (video) and face-to-face
• Lot 3. Translation, Transcription and Ancillary Services
Notices
UK4: Tender notice
- Notice identifier
- 2025/S 000-020095
- Published
- 9 May 2025, 2:12pm
UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice
- Notice identifier
- 2025/S 000-009306
- Published
- 13 March 2025, 4:15pm
13 March 2025, 4:15pm (latest version)
- 13 March 2025, 4:09pm
- 13 March 2025, 3:40pm