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title: "25014 Preliminary Market Engagement for Translation and Interpretation Services"
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# 25014 Preliminary Market Engagement for Translation and Interpretation Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/25014-preliminary-market-engagement-for-translation-and-interpretation-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05024a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cambridgeshire County Council: "25014 Preliminary Market Engagement for Translation and Interpretation Services". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £682,500. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Cambridgeshire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cambridgeshire-county-council-ons-e10000003)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £682,500 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Interpretation services, Translation services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH12
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/25014-preliminary-market-engagement-for-translation-and-interpretation-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05024a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05024a`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/25014-preliminary-market-engagement-for-translation-and-interpretation-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05024a#tl-md)

## Description
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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 79530000, 79540000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 30/06/2026 to 30/06/2030

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F015331-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-04-15T14:57:51.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T12:47:04.795Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05024a