Trade
Translation and interpreting tenders
3 open tenders for translation work in the UK from councils, the NHS, schools, housing providers and central government, soonest deadline first.
Open tenders
- £2.3mframework ceiling
- £36.3bnframework ceiling
- £2mestimated
- Tenders advertised
- 22
- Typical contract value
- £300k
- All trades: £95k
- Typical contract length
- 3 years
- All trades: 1 year
- Time to bid
- 30 days
- All trades: 30 days
- Bids per contract
- 7
- All trades: 5
- Advertised openly
- 36%
- All trades: 36%
- Won by small firms
- 58%
- All trades: 61%
Contracts ending in the next 90 days
Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provision of interpreting and language services London Borough of Brent | D a Languages Limited | £149k | 30 Nov 2026 |
| Language Services Equality and Human Rights Commission | Prestige Network Limited | £25k | 6 Jan 2027 |
| Translation Services Anchor Hanover Group | Codex Global Limited | — | 8 Feb 2027 |
Recent translation contract awards
More translation awardsSuppliers winning the most translation contracts in the UK
Contracts awarded in the last 12 months. Companies only: sole traders are not listed.
| # | Supplier | Contracts | Buyers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Language Line Limited | 9 | 9 |
| 2 | D a Languages LimitedSME | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Sign Solutions (SLIA) Ltd | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | AA Global Language Services Ltd | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Absolute Interpreting & Translations LimitedSME | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Language Empire LimitedSME | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Topp Language Solutions Limited | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | Bla Translation LtdSME | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Clarion Interpreting Limited | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Supreme Linguistic Services LtdSME | 3 | 3 |
Biggest translation buyers in the last 12 months
All buyers- 1Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust7 notices
- 2British Council5 notices
- 3Hull City Council3 notices
- 4Leicestershire County Council3 notices
- 5Bath Spa University2 notices
- 6Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust2 notices
- 7Bluelight Commercial Limited2 notices
- 8Caerphilly County Borough Council2 notices