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title: "Request for Information (RFI) - Auto Translation and Transcription Service"
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# Request for Information (RFI) - Auto Translation and Transcription Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/request-for-information-rfi-auto-translation-and-transcription-service-ocds-h6vhtk-078a25). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Home Office: "Request for Information (RFI) - Auto Translation and Transcription Service". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £600,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Home Office](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/home-office-gov-d16)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £600,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Foreign language translation software development services, Foreign language translation software package
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/request-for-information-rfi-auto-translation-and-transcription-service-ocds-h6vhtk-078a25#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-078a25`

## 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:** not shown for these lots; the published data do not support one.

- **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/request-for-information-rfi-auto-translation-and-transcription-service-ocds-h6vhtk-078a25#tl-md)

## Description
The Home Office is undertaking a Request for Information to improve its understanding of the current market for translation, transcription and interpretation technologies and services.
The Home Office wishes to understand the maturity, capability, delivery considerations, constraints and limitations associated with solutions that may support operational processes across the Migration and Borders system.
The exercise will explore capabilities relating to:
speech-to-speech interpretation;
speech-to-text transcription;
text-to-text translation;
recording, auditability and evidential traceability;
accessibility;
mobile and low-connectivity operation;
security, hosting and data residency;
integration with existing services, platforms and major cloud environments; and
solution governance, quality assurance and human-review workflows.
Suppliers will be invited to assess their current capabilities against representative operational scenarios covering formal interviews and hearings, operational and field conversations, and customer contact and correspondence.
This exercise builds upon previous market-engagement activity and seeks updated information reflecting current market capabilities, service offerings and product maturity.
This notice and the associated Request for Information are for information-gathering and market-understanding purposes only. They do not constitute a tender, request for a binding offer or commitment by the Home Office to undertake a procurement or award a contract. Any future procurement would be subject to separate approvals and the applicable procurement process.
The estimated value range provided is indicative only and has been included for market-engagement purposes. No procurement has been approved at this stage. Should a future procurement be undertaken, the estimated value will be reviewed and updated to reflect the prevailing requirement, scope, funding position and market conditions.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 48740000, 72212740
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 09/10/2027 to 09/10/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F098201-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-16T16:02:27.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-17T05:00:04.693Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-078a25