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25014 Preliminary Market Engagement for Translation and Interpretation Services

Interpretation services
Translation services
East of England (UKH12)
Published value
£682,500
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Prepared 7 Sept 2026, 17:44 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Review notice
Submission deadline not published
Check official notice for submission route
Scope structure
1lots
1 lot · 1 published item
1 published CPV family
Decision Velocity
~64 days
Typical sector award window after deadline
Sector median: 64 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No future linked contract end in retained records
No published extension signal
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 79)
Based on 13,031 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
9.17%
Award reduction below published budget
Typical Bids Received
4 bidders
Median competitive participation in sector
Typical Evaluation Window
64 days
Median time between deadline and award
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 79)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
SupplierAwards won in sectorTotal awarded valueAvg. winning discount
KPMG LLPCRN: OC301540
49 contracts£157,191,280,561-9.7% below budget
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLPCRN: OC303525
36 contracts£78,121,082,603-6.3% below budget
HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITEDCRN: 00975677
36 contracts£57,303,208,486At ceiling / not disclosed
STHREE PARTNERSHIP LLPCRN: OC387148
34 contracts£13,244,279,400At ceiling / not disclosed
DELOITTE LLPCRN: OC303675
30 contracts£104,328,670,062-37% below budget
Ernst & Young LLPCRN: OC300001
28 contracts£54,840,655,892At ceiling / not disclosed
G2V RECRUITMENT GROUP LIMITEDCRN: 08067630
28 contracts£5,576,393At ceiling / not disclosed
TILE HILL INTERIM & EXECUTIVE LIMITEDCRN: 10484468
27 contracts£304,062,138At ceiling / not disclosed
Thomson Reuters (Professional) UK LimitedCRN: 01679046
27 contracts£3,662,531At ceiling / not disclosed
JISC SERVICES LIMITEDCRN: 02881024
25 contracts£22,142,230At ceiling / not disclosed
Evidence coverage
7/12 core inputs published
Standard procedure facts
Comparable published opportunities
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
Published procedurePublished valueMatching evidence
Standards DevelopmentWaste & Resources Action Programme · 3 Sept 2026, 11:16 BST
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same CPV family
similar value band
DHSC: GPH: Mothers Living with HIV Formula Milk Funding Scheme 2027Department of Health & Social Care · 28 Aug 2026, 16:43 BST
£875,000
same CPV family
similar value band
Security Services Preliminary Market Engagement (PME)Stonewater Ltd · 4 Sept 2026, 13:56 BST
£200,000
same CPV family
similar value band
***PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT EXERCISE***FOR TENDER Bid Writing Framework REF 2627 TNDR CP 002 PMEFermanagh and Omagh District Council · 26 Aug 2026, 13:05 BST
£120,000
same CPV family
similar value band
Lawyer services for the certification of translation of educational documentsBritish Council · 26 Aug 2026, 09:44 BST
£135,483
same CPV family
similar value band
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Cambridgeshire County Council: "25014 Preliminary Market Engagement for Translation and Interpretation Services". Published status: planning. Published value: £682,500. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityCambridgeshire County CouncilScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
planning
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£682,500
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Cambridgeshire County Council
Market Analytics
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Cambridgeshire County Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
6.62%Historical Average
Based on 6 comparable awards
Competition Density
8.85Bids / Report (median)
10% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
OUTSPOKEN TRAINING LLPTop vendor: 84.8% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 43 active published awards; 20 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority (All Sectors):
No direct historical awards retained specifically in CPV 79; showing top suppliers across overall authority spend.
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable ValueAvg. Price Discount
OUTSPOKEN TRAINING LLP1 win£2,208,333—
DSSL GROUP LIMITED1 win£107,728—
AEGIS CERTIFICATION SERVICES LTD1 win£78,574—
EMC Bicycle Repairs and Maintenance1 win£75,000—
TRL SOFTWARE LIMITED1 win£54,584—
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityCambridgeshire County Council
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statusplanning
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published15 Apr 2025, 15:57 BST
Last source update15 Apr 2025, 15:57 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationInterpretation services, Translation services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH12)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05024a
What is being bought
Cambridgeshire County Council currently commissions a single provider to deliver translation and interpretation services across 103 teams within the Local Authority. The Council is required to recommission this service due to the natural expiry of the current contract. The procurement is currently scheduled to launch in Autumn 2025, with the aim of having a new service in place by July 2026 (dates subject to change). This procurement will be undertaken solely by and for Cambridgeshire County Council. This market engagement seeks to assess market appetite and capability in relation to the proposed contract scope, performance requirements, and the feasibility of meeting demand. The service is expected to cover translation and interpretation services including face-to-face, video remote, telephone, document translation, proof-reading and non-verbal communications such as BSL. The Council are also open to AI translation and interpretation services. The Council are considering a model which would support multiple providers to supply these services.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    15 Apr 2025, 15:57 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    14 Apr 2025, 11:39 BST
  3. tender value changed
    14 Apr 2025, 11:36 BST
  4. Status changed to planning
    14 Apr 2025, 11:36 BST
  5. Official notice release published
    14 Apr 2025, 11:36 BST
  6. Buyer information updated
    14 Apr 2025, 11:36 BST
  7. Published tender amendment
    Not published
    Amendment of link to ProContract advertisement.
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    planning
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Pipeline notice
    15 Apr 2025, 15:57 BST
  2. Procedure published
    15 Apr 2025, 15:57 BST
  3. engagement
    9 May 2025, 23:59 BST · scheduled
    The Market Engagement Documentation was published on the Council's e-tender (Proactis) system on 14th April 2025. Interested parties are invited to download and engage with the Market Engagement by; (a) Going to : https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities (b) Select Cambridgeshire County Council from the organisation list (c) Searching for opportunity ref: DN771494 (d) Expressing an interest (e) Accessing and downloading the Market Engagement documents from the website and responding in accordance with the contained instructions. Alternatively, you can access the direct link to market engagement opportunity here: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=9b0fdff3-081a-f011-8136-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=True The deadline for responses to be received is 17:00 on Friday 9th May 2025. The Council may at its discretion ask further questions of Suppliers that provide a response to the questionnaire and reserve the right to hold presentations with those who respond to the initial engagement. This process does not form part of the formal tender procedure to follow and no supplier shall be disadvantaged by either taking part or not taking part in this process.
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Cambridgeshire County Council

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PJVB-3262-VGVJ
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  • Cambridgeshire County Council
    buyer

    GB-PPON: PJVB-3262-VGVJ
    New Shire Hall, Emery Crescent, Enterprise Campus, Alconbury Weald, Huntingdon, UKH12, PE28 4YE, GB
    [email protected]
Documents (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
Related procedures (0)
No data
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleNot published