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Published 1 Sept 2025, 14:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Translation Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Student Loans Company (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£120,000≈ £30k / year · £144,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 30 Sept 2025
Contract term 4 yrsends 6 Nov 2029 · starts 7 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

We require the provision of translation (English to Welsh, Welsh to English, and occasionally English to Irish Gaelic) to support key customer communications leading to applications on time to support the wider business operations of SLC. Translation extends to all information and guidance on a range of channels, planned business as usual and reactive including system correspondence and operational communications.

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CPV: Translation services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 4 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£120,000
Contract period: 7 Nov 2025 – 6 Nov 2029 (4 yrs)Value: £120,000 exc. VAT · £144,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical/Quality: 70%
  • Commercial/Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Commercial/Price
  • Technical/Quality
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
1 Sept 2025, 14:05 BST
Last source update
1 Sept 2025, 14:05 BST
Authority reference
2024-TR-0043
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-052823
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Translation services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05915c Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
30 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
15 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Sept 2025 → 7 Nov 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    1 Sept 2025, 14:05 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    15 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline391 days ago
    30 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts354 days ago
    7 Nov 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    1 Sept 2025, 14:05 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Student Loans Company

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PMXL-3278-BCWT 10 Clyde Place, Glasgow, Scotland, G5 8DFContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender