Provision of Translation Services

The council is seeking to outsource for the first time the translation services provision which is currently being provided in-house. The council require a service provided to provide in person face to face translation from both non English language or dialect to English language and vice versa, within the council’s properties or at other nominated locations as well as telephone, video conference services and document translation from both non English language or dialect to English language and vice versa. As this is an in-house service currently there will be a TUPE implication which will include 70 sessional interpreters, 2 Admin staff and sessional accessor.