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UK_1407- Welsh Translation Framework

Buyer: BRITISH COUNCIL(THE) →

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BuyerBRITISH COUNCIL(THE)
StatusClosed
Deadline12 Aug 2026
Value£207,000
Published6 Aug 2026

What is being bought

The British Council is seeking to set up a framework of suppliers to fulfil our Welsh Language translation requirements and to ensure adherence to the Welsh Language Act. This framework will span not just the Welsh offices' requirements but also further business needs too.

Categories

Translation services 79530000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusactive
Value£207,000
Contract periodFrom 21 Sept 2026 to 25 Sept 2030
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Award Criteria — Please see ITT document for award criteria.

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Translation servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 79. The category anchor is Translation services (79530000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 794,1253 median · 33.6 average (1,087 of 4,125 with a bid count)2.8 average (1,221 of 4,125 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer15Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)4803 median · 6.6 average (21 of 480 with a bid count)1 average (21 of 480 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementYes
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyallowed
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06cd6e
Latest release ID074492-2026
Latest release timestampThu Aug 06 2026 08:38:40 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074492-2026
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2026-08-12T12:00:00+01:00
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadline2026-07-27T23:59:00+01:00
Award period: startNot published
Award period: end2026-09-01T23:59:59+01:00
Submission method detailshttps://tap.tcsapps.com/tap2/#/bc-supplier-registration
Submission languagesen
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£207,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source3
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
6 Aug 2026tenderUpdate074492-2026
17 Jul 2026tender067521-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (2 releases)
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