Court Appointed Intermediary Services - Framework Re-Opening April 2026

Buyer
Ministry of Justice
Value
£20,000,000
Closes
12 November 2026
Where
London
Type
Sets up a framework (suppliers apply to join)

In plain English

The Ministry of Justice is re-opening a framework agreement, a pre-approved list of suppliers from which courts and tribunals can order services, for Court Appointed Intermediaries. An intermediary is a trained professional who helps vulnerable people, such as defendants, witnesses, children and young people, communicate clearly during court and tribunal proceedings in England, Wales and Scotland. The estimated total value is £20 million.

What the buyer wants

• Provide intermediary services that help vulnerable defendants in criminal cases, and vulnerable parties and witnesses in civil, family and tribunal cases, communicate fully and accurately with the court. Criminal witness requests stay with the MoJ Witness Intermediary Scheme. • Assess a person's communication needs and recommend measures the court could put in place to support them. • Attend hearings to give that communication support when instructed.

Requirements

What could rule a small business out (our reading of the notice, written with AI): The notice does not state any specific qualification, insurance, turnover or experience threshold, so nothing explicit in the text would rule out a small business, but the £20 million combined value and national coverage across courts and tribunals in England, Wales and Scotland suggest the work may suit larger providers or bidders working together.

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How to bid

This is a framework: the buyer picks a set of suppliers now and awards work to them over several years. If you are not on it when it is awarded, you usually cannot win work from it until it is re-tendered, so this is the window to bid.

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