# Translation services (CPV 79530000) · UK Public Procurement Sector Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/translation-services-79530000). UK public procurement sector intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Sector Summary:** Translation services (CPV 79530000) covers UK public procurement for Translation services. Tracked across 164 published procedures (50 in the last 12 months) across 118 contracting authorities, with 3 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Sector Information

- **Sector:** Translation services

- **CPV Code:** `79530000`

- **Classification Level:** CPV Class (4-digit sub-sector)

- **Parent Division:** [Business Services & Consultancy (CPV 79000000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000)

- **Live Open Tenders:** 3

- **Notices in Last 12 Months:** 50

- **Total Catalogue Procedures:** 164

- **Active Contracting Authorities (12m):** 43 (118 lifetime)

- **Typical Tender Window:** 29 days (median, notice publication to submission deadline)

- **Tenderline Sector Dossier:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/translation-services-79530000

- **Sector RSS Feed:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/translation-services-79530000/feed.xml

## Market Competition & Pricing Benchmarks

- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 6 bids (middle half 4–12) (median of 20 procedures, 36 months, contracts)

- **Typical Contract Value (Net):** £224k (median net contract award; interquartile range £83k–£734k)

- **Deadline to Award Decision:** 68 days (median)

- **SME Win Rate:** 72% of declared awards won by small & medium enterprises

- **Local Win Rate:** 47% of awards won by suppliers registered in the delivery region

## Other Classes in Business Services & Consultancy

1. [Business and management consultancy services (CPV 79410000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-and-management-consultancy-services-79410000): 1,062 notices/12m

2. [Advertising and marketing services (CPV 79340000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/advertising-and-marketing-services-79340000): 570 notices/12m

3. [Recruitment services (CPV 79600000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/recruitment-services-79600000): 551 notices/12m

4. [Market research services (CPV 79310000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/market-research-services-79310000): 479 notices/12m

5. [Subscription services (CPV 79980000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/subscription-services-79980000): 421 notices/12m

6. [Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services (CPV 79950000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/exhibition-fair-and-congress-organisation-services-79950000): 407 notices/12m

## Leading Contracting Authorities in this Sector

Top public sector buyers procuring Translation services work:

1. [British Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/british-council-gov-ot313): 7 notices (6 in last 12m)

2. [Department for Transport](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-transport-gov-d9): 4 notices (1 in last 12m)

3. [Hull City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/hull-city-council-ons-e06000010): 4 notices (2 in last 12m)

4. [Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kettering-general-hospital-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rnq): 4 notices (1 in last 12m)

5. [Department of Health & Social Care](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-of-health-social-care-gov-d12): 3 notices (1 in last 12m)

6. [Scottish Government](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-government-GB-PPON-PVCB-3739-TNGL): 3 notices (0 in last 12m)

7. [Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/senedd-cymru-welsh-parliament-GB-PPON-PZHB-8494-NVZZ): 3 notices (0 in last 12m)

8. [Aberdeenshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/aberdeenshire-council-ons-s12000034): 2 notices (0 in last 12m)

## Delivery Geography (ITL-1 Regions)

Distribution of published procurement notices by UK delivery region:

1. [Wales (Cymru)](https://tenderline.uk/regions/wales): 18 notices (17%)

2. [Yorkshire and the Humber](https://tenderline.uk/regions/yorkshire-and-the-humber): 17 notices (16%)

3. [North West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-west): 15 notices (14%)

4. [Greater London](https://tenderline.uk/regions/london): 13 notices (12%)

5. [South East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-east): 13 notices (12%)

6. [East of England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-of-england): 11 notices (10%)

## Leading Awarded Suppliers in this Sector

Top suppliers by distinct contract procedures won in Translation services:

1. [DA Languages Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/da-languages-limited-coh-06207784): 20 procedures across 17 contracting authorities

2. [Language Line Limited T/A Language Line Solutions](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/language-line-limited-t-a-language-line-solutions-coh-04823110): 11 procedures across 10 contracting authorities

3. [AA Global Language Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/aa-global-language-services-limited-coh-04299764): 5 procedures across 4 contracting authorities

4. [Word360 Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/word360-ltd-coh-05498277): 4 procedures (8 awards) across 4 contracting authorities

5. [Language Empire Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/language-empire-limited-coh-05535464): 4 procedures (5 awards) across 3 contracting authorities

6. [Absolute Interpreting and Translations Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/absolute-interpreting-and-translations-ltd-coh-06044167): 3 procedures across 3 contracting authorities

7. [Supreme Linguistic Services T/A Premium Linguistic Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/supreme-linguistic-services-t-a-premium-linguistic-services--coh-09340464): 3 procedures across 3 contracting authorities

8. [THEBIGWORD GROUP LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/thebigword-group-limited-coh-05551907): 3 procedures across 3 contracting authorities

## Interactive Intelligence & Provenance

> **Complete Sector Analytics:** In-depth competition distributions, tender value histograms, procurement routes, and historical tender registers are available on Tenderline:

> [Explore interactive Translation services intelligence on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/translation-services-79530000)

## Provenance and Open Data

- **Data Source:** Compiled from official UK public notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

- **Canonical Sector URL:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/translation-services-79530000

- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt