Internal Reference Number: FOI_7267
Date Request Received: 29/06/2023 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 14/07/2023 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Languages service information
Request Category: Private Individuals
Question Number 1: Can you please kindly provide the following languages service information under freedom of information: Do you provide these services inhouse or outsource to the third party - if outsourced, please name the supplier. | |
Answer To Question 1: Outsourced to a third party - Language Empire | |
Question Number 2: When does the current contract for language (interpreting and translation services) expire and are there any extensions left? | |
Answer To Question 2: July 2023 - 2 x 12 Months extensions available | |
Question Number 3: If expiring in the next 12 months, when will the authority be going to market again to procurement these services and via what channel? | |
Answer To Question 3: No, option to extend taken contract to go to July 2024 (1 x 12 month extension still available) | |
Question Number 4: Separately by inhouse and outsourced: - total number of face-to-face, in person assignment and hours completed in 2022 - total number of face-to-face, in person assignment not fulfilled in 2022 - total number of telephone interpreting, minutes completed in 2022 - total number of video interpreting assignment and hours completed in 2022 - total number of BSL, in person or remote assignments and hours completed 2022 | |
Answer To Question 4: - total number of face-to-face, in person assignment and hours completed in 2022 F2F spoken bookings: 42 Minutes completed: 2574 - total number of face-to-face, in person assignment not fulfilled in 2022 UTP: 36 - total number of telephone interpreting, minutes completed in 2022 Bookings completed: 68 Minutes completed: 1289 UTP: 0 - total number of video interpreting assignment and hours completed in 2022 Bookings completed: 21 Minutes completed: 888 UTP: 0 - total number of BSL, in person or remote assignments and hours completed 2022 F2F Bookings completed: 4 F2F Minutes completed: 270 F2F UTP: 3 Video Bookings completed: 1 Video Minutes completed: 60 Video UTP: 0 | |
Question Number 5: Who is the senior responsible person for language services at the Trust. | |
Answer To Question 5: Head of Patient Experience | |
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