FOI 53-26: A request for information regarding the procurement of translation, interpretation and other language services

Information Standards Freedom of Information Response

Our ref: FOI 52-26

14 August 2026

Freedom of Information Act 2000

I am writing to confirm that the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission (Assembly Commission) has processed your request dated 22 July 2026 in line with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). In your request, you asked:

‘I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding the procurement of translation, interpretation and other language services.

Specifically, for the most recent tender, framework agreement, procurement exercise, mini-competition or further competition for language services, I would like to request the following information:

For each lot, service category or workstream (for example, telephone interpreting, face-to-face interpreting, video interpreting, written translation, BSL interpretation, or any other lot structure used within the procurement):

1. The lot name and description.
2. The total number of bidders who submitted a response for that lot.
3. The names of all organisations or companies that submitted bids for that lot.’

Our response

The Assembly Commission holds some information in relation to your request.

1. The lot name and description.

The contract for the Provision of Sign Language Interpretation Services was not split up into lots. The contract was advertised on E-tenders where you can view the contract description in full.

2. The total number of bidders who submitted a response for that lot.

This information is reasonably accessible to you through links on the E-tenders website. The link in Queston 1 will show you how many bids were submitted for the Provision of Sign Language Interpretation Services contract.

3. The names of all organisations or companies that submitted bids for that lot.

The contract for the Provision of Sign Language Interpretation Services was not split up into lots. The names of all organisations or companies that submitted bids for the contract are:

Kristina Laverty Consortium
Sign Solutions (Sign Language Interpreting Agency)
Studio Moretto Group (SRL)

Further Information

You may request an internal review of this decision by the Assembly Commission. If you wish to request such a review, please write to me at the above address. If, after that review, you are dissatisfied with the way in which the Assembly Commission has handled your request for information, you may complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.

Your request for information and our response may be published in the disclosure log maintained by the Assembly Commission under a publication scheme agreed with the ICO. The request and our response will be anonymised.

Yours sincerely,

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