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Home Office - Auto-translation and transcription Request for Information

Home Office · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 10:28.

Opportunity overview

The Home Office Migration & Borders System (which includes Asylum & Human Rights Operations, Border Force, Immigration Enforcement, Visas, Status & Immigration (VSI) and Passports, Citizenship & Civil Registration (PCCR)) is conducting market research to gather information regarding automated translation and transcription technologies to further understand both current and potential future market capabilities. This Request for Information (RFI) is issued solely for information purposes and does not constitute a Request for proposal, Request for Quotation, or invitation to bid. The Home Office have identified three distinct but interrelated types of requirements. These include interpreting, translation and transcription.

Classification

  • CPV72212740 — Foreign language translation software development 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
ocds-h6vhtk-05aa4d
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
067065-2025
Description
Dear Suppliers We have made one change to the below notice in Procurement Description (Scope section). The change has been made to the paragraph 'The Home Office have identified three distinct but interrelated types of requirements. These include interpretation, translation and transcription.' It is now changed to 'The Home Office have identified three distinct but interrelated types of requirements. These include interpreting, translation and transcription.'

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Ends
31 Oct 2025, 23:59
Starts
8 Oct 2025, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
72212740
Scheme
CPV
Description
Foreign language translation software development services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
063187-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
8 Oct 2025, 11:03
Entry 2
Id
067065-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
21 Oct 2025, 12:19

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
31 Oct 2025, 23:59
Description
This is a request for information regarding automated translation and transcription technologies to further understand both current and potential future market capabilities. Suppliers interested in taking part in this RFI exercise should contact Laura Bogdanova (Laura.Bogdanova1@homeoffice.gov.uk) for a copy of the Auto-translation and transcription Request for Information document which includes background, supporting information and the RFI questions. A copy of a Home Office signed NDA will also be sent to participating suppliers for them to countersign and to return with their responses to the RFI questions. Supplier responses and NDA should also be returned to Laura Bogdanova (Laura.Bogdanova1@homeoffice.gov.uk) by 17:00 on Friday 31 October 2025. Thank you in advance for your interest and we appreciate you taking the time to respond to our request for information. Kind regards HO Commercial Team

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PWGC-6513-PQLZ
Name
Home Office

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI32
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P 4DF
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
2 Marsham Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PWGC-6513-PQLZ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Laura Bogdanova

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1P 4DF · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05aa4d-2025-10-21T12:19:17+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·