You asked
Please provide the following information:
1) Are you on any of the below frameworks for language services (face to face interpreting spoken and non-spoken, telephone and video interpreting and translation), if so which ones?
- Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation (ESPO)
- London Procurement Partnership (LPP)
- NHS SBS
- North East Purchasing Organisation (NEPO)
- NOECPC
- Health Trust Europe (HTE)
- Crown Commercial Services (CCS)
If you are not on any of the above frameworks please confirm how you are accessing services.
2) What is the expiry date/s of your current language services contracts including telephone interpreting, face to face interpreting spoken and non-spoken and translation?
3) Who is your current provider for each of these services?
4) What was the spend by year for the last 2 financial years (2018 and 2019) in total and broken down by service?
- Telephone Interpreting
- Face to Face Interpreting
- British Sign Language
- Translation
5) Who is the Contract Manager and Senior Responsible Owner in regard to language services?
We said
Thank you for your request.
1)
We have interpreted this question to be asking if we have access to the Frameworks listed.
We utilise services from the following frameworks:
National Procurement Service (Wales) Framework NPS002
Crown Commercial Services Framework – Language Services RM1092
2)
Welsh Translation Services: 31/12/2021
Non-Welsh Translation Services: 30/12/2021
British Sign Language: 31/05/2021
Transcription Services: 15/01/2022
3)
Welsh Translation Services: Prysg CYF
Non-Welsh Translation Services: K International Ltd.
British Sign Language: Royal Association for Deaf People (RAD)
Other translation services: DA Languages Ltd
4)
Translation:
- 2018 - £5476
- 2019 - £46691
British Sign Language:
- 2018-£0.00
- 2019 - £0.00 N/A
Face to Face Interpreting: N/A
Telephone Interpreting: N/A
The Contract with DA Languages started 1 February 2020.
5)
The personal details of individuals are exempt from release in accordance with Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).