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Machine Translation
Metropolitan Police Service · Police and fire
In brief
Metropolitan Police Service has announced plans to buy IT and software and translation 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.
The contract runs for 3 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 7 June 2027.
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Can I win this?
Competition
Usually low: a median of 2 bids per contract for this buyer (from 38 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
Machine Translation Requirements Overview The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is seeking to improve investigative outcomes and intelligence dividends through the deployment of machine translation & transcription tooling. The tooling will enable the rapid translation of non-English language material (text & audio) from a wide variety of sources to support decision making and the intelligence development cycle within a timeframe of relevance. Adopting automation will also release capacity among qualified linguists within the translation pathway to focus resourcing on the timely production of evidential material to build more robust prosecutions whilst providing greater transparency into…Read the full description
Machine Translation Requirements Overview
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is seeking to improve investigative outcomes and intelligence dividends through the deployment of machine translation & transcription tooling. The tooling will enable the rapid translation of non-English language material (text & audio) from a wide variety of sources to support decision making and the intelligence development cycle within a timeframe of relevance. Adopting automation will also release capacity among qualified linguists within the translation pathway to focus resourcing on the timely production of evidential material to build more robust prosecutions whilst providing greater transparency into unused material. The tooling will deliver the capability across all business groups across the Service at the point of need.
The MPS is seeking to better understand solutions capable of delivering a secure, scalable and operationally effective machine translation capability capable of supporting both investigative and intelligence-led policing activities.
Please note the requirement is not for human translators or human translation services.
The solution must:
• Provide a flexible suite of languages, high out-put (rate and file upload size), and accuracy validation & support multiple common file formats.
• Include transcription capability for audio / video product within the translation cycle.
• Have the requisite security architecture, accreditation and governance in place to process material up to Government Security Classification (GSC) OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE.
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 105398-2026
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 105964-2026
About the buyer
Metropolitan Police ServiceLast 12 months
Procurements
306Awards
84Suppliers it has used most for IT and software
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From notice 105398-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 5 November 2026, last updated 6 November 2026. We last checked for changes on 6 November 2026.