New contracts to improve language services across courts and tribunals

UK · 2026-10-05

1. Step 1 · The triggerMoJ re-awards HMCTS language services from 5 October 2026, retaining thebigword and Clarion UK and adding Translate UK as a secondary spoken supplier
2. Step 2 · Knock-ondual-sourcing splits the overflow interpreting pool, so thebigword's volume share is capped while Translate UK gains a public-sector revenue base
3. Step 3 · Knock-oncourt-adjacent SMEs (legal aid practices, custody/escort operators, transcription and DBS-checked staffing) keep uninterrupted interpreter supply and stable hearing throughput
4. Step 4 · Reaches youthe SME's own cost line holds — no emergency premium for last-minute interpreter cover, and no re-tendering of its own court-support contracts

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