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25014 Preliminary Market Engagement for Translation and Interpretation Services

Cambridgeshire County Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 00:01.

Opportunity overview

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.

Classification

  • CPV79530000 — Translation services
  • CPV79540000 — Interpretation services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DN771494
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
014887-2025
Description
Change to publication date in Engagement process description
Entry 2
Id
015331-2025
Description
Amendment of link to ProContract advertisement.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Ends
30 Jun 2030, 23:59
Starts
1 Jul 2026, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH12
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKH12
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKH12
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79530000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Translation services
Entry 2
Id
79540000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Interpretation services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
014885-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
14 Apr 2025, 11:36
Entry 2
Id
014887-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
14 Apr 2025, 11:39
Entry 3
Id
015331-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
15 Apr 2025, 15:57

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
9 May 2025, 23:59
Description
The Market Engagement Documentation was published on the Council's e-tender (Proactis) system on 14th April 2025. Interested parties are invited to download and engage with the Market Engagement by; (a) Going to : https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities (b) Select Cambridgeshire County Council from the organisation list (c) Searching for opportunity ref: DN771494 (d) Expressing an interest (e) Accessing and downloading the Market Engagement documents from the website and responding in accordance with the contained instructions. Alternatively, you can access the direct link to market engagement opportunity here: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=9b0fdff3-081a-f011-8136-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=True The deadline for responses to be received is 17:00 on Friday 9th May 2025. The Council may at its discretion ask further questions of Suppliers that provide a response to the questionnaire and reserve the right to hold presentations with those who respond to the initial engagement. This process does not form part of the formal tender procedure to follow and no supplier shall be disadvantaged by either taking part or not taking part in this process.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PJVB-3262-VGVJ
Name
Cambridgeshire County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH12
Country
GB
Locality
Huntingdon
Postal Code
PE28 4YE
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
New Shire Hall, Emery Crescent, Enterprise Campus, Alconbury Weald

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PJVB-3262-VGVJ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Chris Nunn

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Huntingdon · UKH12 · PE28 4YE · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH12 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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