Upcoming

Front of House Translation Tool

Department for Work & Pensions · Central government

In brief

Department for Work & Pensions has announced plans to buy IT and software work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The notice does not state a value.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 2.5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 10 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

The Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) is undertaking market research to understand capability in machine translation, language processing and multilingual content support, to improve the accessibility, consistency and efficiency of our citizen communications. <br/><br/>This RFI does not commit the DWP to undertaking any formal procurement activity. <br/><br/>For further information and details on how to respond to this RFI, please refer to the attachment found on the documents section of the Atamis e-Procurement portal: <br/><br/>https://dwp2.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProSpend__CS_ContractPage?page=1&SearchType=Projects&sortStr=Recently+Published&uid=a1MdO000001wrD3

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Prior information notice · notice 083626-2025
  2. Contract notice (update) · notice 084935-2025

About the buyer

Procurements

169

Awards

119

Suppliers it has used most for IT and software

  1. CCM1379 - OHU Software

    The Police and Crime Commissioner for LincolnshireNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestIT services and software, Social and domiciliary care

    Closing soon19 hours leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £82kestimated
  2. Agenda for Change Job Evaluation Digital System

    NHS EnglandLondonIT services and software

    Closing soon5 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £2.6mestimated
  3. CSSD Track and Trace system

    Guy's and ST Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustLondonMedical equipment and supplies, IT services and software

    Closing soon5 days left

    £250kestimated
  4. International HGV sales data

    Department for TransportLondonIT services and software

    Closing soon5 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £20kestimated
  5. Royal Navy Museums Broadband Services

    National Museum of the Royal NavyNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Northern IrelandIT services and software

    Closing soon6 days left2 lotsSuitable for SMEs

    £250kestimated

From notice 083626-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 17 December 2025, last updated 19 December 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.