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ClosedStage · contract

British Transport Police

Language Services

Government ServicesCPV 75110000 75200000
Value£72.9m
Deadline2 Apr 2024
Published8 Apr 2024
RegionLondon
Timeline
Published 8 Apr 2024ClosedCloses 2 Apr 2024
Contract value in context
£72.9mtotal contract value
median £400k
this tender£0£78.7m

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The brief

Contract extension option to 31 July 2024 is being utilised.

BTP requires a single supplier to provide a tailored, end to end solution for all language service requirements 24 hours a day, 365 days a year: • Face to Face Interpretation Services (F2F) • Translation/Transcription Services (TMS) • Telephone Interpretation Services (TI) • British Sign Language (BSL) • Video Remote Interpreting (VRI) Provision of interpreters is governed by the Police and Criminal Evidence (PACE) 1984.

If a suspect requires an interpreter for interview or the taking of a statement BTP must arrange for one to be present.

The requirement shall also be available to victims of crime and witnesses and during daily / operational contact with members of the public as well as meet BTP's Welsh language translation (WLT) obligations.

As the contract will serve various business areas, in preparation for tendering, a number of business users and stakeholders have been consulted across B Division, C Division, Crime, Fatality Investigations, Justice, Custody, BTPA and Corporate Communications.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

BTP requires a single supplier to provide

BTP requires a single supplier to provide a tailored, end to end solution for all language service requirements 24 hours a day, 365 days a year:.

02

If a suspect requires an interpreter

If a suspect requires an interpreter for interview or the taking of a statement BTP must arrange for one to be present.

03

The requirement shall also be available

The requirement shall also be available to victims of crime and witnesses and during daily / operational contact with members of the public as well as meet BTP's Welsh language translation (WLT) obligations.

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Source & provenance
OCID
6ca1c4bc-a933-433c-8fae-7e81215ece2f
Stage
contract · Contract
Source
Contracts Finder
Buyer ref
BTP/CON/453 Extension option one (1)
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