None of the translation work undertaken by the Translation and Interpreting Unit, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Services is outsourced through a framework agreement.
Translation work which cannot be handled by our in-house team of translators is outsourced to a panel of individual freelance translators with whom the FCO has had a long and successful working relationship.
Decisions on outsourcing translation assignments are based on a combination of quality and price, therefore ensuring value for money.