Court Appointed Intermediary Services - Framework Re-Opening October 2025

Buyer
Ministry of Justice
Value
Not published
Closes
12 November 2026
Where
London
Type
Dynamic purchasing system (open to join)

In plain English

The Ministry of Justice is re-opening two approved lists of providers for Court Appointed Intermediary Services. Intermediaries help vulnerable defendants, parties, witnesses and young people communicate clearly in courts and tribunals in England, Wales and Scottish tribunals. Requests for witness support in criminal cases stay with the MoJ Witness Intermediary Scheme.

What the buyer wants

• Be admitted to either the Managed & Approved Service Provider (MASP) framework, which requires the ability to manage multiple simultaneous bookings and to recruit, train and manage intermediaries nationally, or the Approved Service Provider (ASP) framework, which requires experienced and qualified intermediaries to take bookings on demand. • Assess a person's communication needs and recommend measures the court could put in place to support them. • Provide intermediaries who can attend hearings to give communication assistance and support to vulnerable people.

Requirements

What could rule a small business out (our reading of the notice, written with AI): The MASP route requires the capacity to manage multiple simultaneous bookings and to recruit, train and manage intermediaries nationally, and a provider can hold a place on only one of the two frameworks, so a small business is most likely to be ruled out unless it can show that scale of capacity or can deliver through experienced, qualified intermediaries on demand.

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How to bid

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