Provision of Translation and Interpretation Services Pre Market Engagement

Official notice

Authority: Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)IT Services & Software (72)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Planned pipeline value£200,000pipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected 14 Oct 2025from the planned procurement notice

Contract term 3 yrsends 1 Apr 2029 · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council intends to undertake a procurement exercise for Translation and Interpretation Services. To support this process, it is conducting a pre-market engagement phase to explore available solutions and gather feedback from the supply market. The potential requirement will focus on engaging suppliers and solution providers to explore innovative ideas and assess scalable, cost-effective approaches to service delivery. This engagement will help shape a specification that reflects best practice, embraces technological advancement, and delivers value to the public sector.

CPV: Foreign language translation software development services · Foreign language translation software package · Interpretation services · Translation services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Planned 3 yrsSME

Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 1 Apr 2029 (3 yrs)

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

48740000 Foreign language translation software package 72212740 Foreign language translation software development services 79530000 Translation services 79540000 Interpretation services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Past planning notice
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 22 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
Last source update: 22 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
Authority reference: PME
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-058486
Latest notice: Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV): Foreign language translation software development servicesForeign language translation software packageInterpretation servicesTranslation services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-059f07 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

22 Sept 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 4 dates

Planning notice published400 days ago
22 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
Market engagement386 days ago
7 Oct 2025, 00:59 BST
uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_… ↗
Tender notice expected379 days ago
14 Oct 2025, 00:59 BST
Contract starts210 days ago
1 Apr 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Preliminary market engagement notice published
22 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice

Awards (0): No award published
Contracts (0): No contract published
Bid statistics: No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYHH-2597-YVZG Town Hall, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire & Humber, S70 2TAContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender22 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST