Sector · UK public sector
Tenders in Interpretation services
Live UK public-sector tender data, scoped to Interpretation services. 19 awards we have tracked, with the suppliers winning and how the spend distributes.
19
awards tracked
£324.4m
total contract value
£17.1m
average award size
66.7%
awarded to SMEs
Recent awards
Latest tenders awarded by Interpretation services
NEPO528 British Sign Language
Awarded to Topp Language Solutions Limited on 1 Apr 2026 · North Tyneside Borough Council
£6k
Interpretation and Translation Services - Further Competition from ESPO Language Services 402_24 Framework Agreement Lot 1 Managed Service for Language Services
Awarded to DA Languages Limited t/a Dals on 26 Mar 2026 · Staffordshire County Council
£1.2m
Alternative Format Services (e.g. Easy Read, Audio, BSL & Braille)
Awarded to AA Global Language Services Ltd on 3 Feb 2026 · NHS England
£91k
Language Services Lot 3: Visual and Tactile Communications
Awarded to Clarion Interpreting Limited on 21 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice
£10.9m
Language Services Lot 2: Secondary Spoken Interpreting
Awarded to Translate UK Limited on 16 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice
£17.9m
CA16729 - UHDB/130/T - Interpreting Services
Awarded to Staffordshire County Council on 7 Jan 2026 · University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
£100
West London Interpretation and Translation Services
Awarded to SILENT SOUNDS COMMUNICATIONS LTD on 5 Jan 2026 · West London NHS Trust
£3m
Language Services Lot 1: Primary Spoken Interpreting
Awarded to thebigword Group Holdings Limited on 17 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice
£208.7m
Provision of Interpretation and Translation Services for the Omagh Bombing Inqui
Awarded to LANGUAGE EMPIRE LIMITED on 17 Dec 2025 · Crown Commercial Service
£240k
Interpretation and Translation Services
Awarded to Aa Global Language Service Ltd,Absolute Interpreting & Translations Limited,ABC Translation Sarl,Accentus Language Services Ltd,Acolad UK Ltd,Action Deafness,Axis Recruitment Limited,Bid Services,DA Languages Limited trading as Dals,DCVS Trading Ltd,Digital Interpretations UK Ltd,Enable2 Translate Limited trading as Translate one,Language Empire Ltd,Language is Everything Ltd,Language Line Limited trading as Language Line Solutions,Language Phone,LanguageServicesUK Limited,Lingvo House Translation Services Limited,Microlink PC UK Ltd,Migrant Help Trading Limited trading as Clear Voice,ONCALL Interpreters LTD,Papillon Translations Ltd,Prestige Network Limited,Remark! Limited,Signalise CO-OP Limited,Sign Solutions SLIA Ltd,Silent Sounds Communications,Stockport Interpreting Unit Stockport Metropolitan Borough Counc,Supreme Linguistic Services T/A Premium Linguistic Services Limi,thebigword Interpreting Services Limited,The Language Room Limited,The Language Shop Ltd,Topp Language Solutions,Word360 Limited on 20 Nov 2025 · N H S Shared Business Services
£73m
THRE0072 International Rail Advisor
Awarded to OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED on 19 Nov 2025 · DfTc - Department for Transport
£12k
PR BHFT 0497 - Interpretation for Deaf, Blind & Dual Sensory
Awarded to Remark! Ltd on 29 Sept 2025 · Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
£158k
Sector pulse
Who procures in Interpretation services, and where the value sits
Interpretation services accounts for 19 tracked awards worth £324.4m in the period we monitor. The average award here is £17.1m. Interpretation services is procured mainly by Ministry of Justice, STAR Procurement and N H S Shared Business Services. The biggest spender is Ministry of Justice, with 3 awards totalling £237.5m. Geographically the work is weighted towards North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West,Scotland,Wales,Northern Ireland. SMBs are taking 66.7% of recorded awards, a healthier slice than most public-sector categories. Volume is broadly flat versus the prior month.
Who is buying in Interpretation services
Ministry of Justice
3 awards · £237.5m
STAR Procurement
2 awards · £544k
N H S Shared Business Services
1 award · £73m
North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative
1 award · £6.3m
West London NHS Trust
1 award · £3m
Biggest single award
£208.7m
Language Services Lot 1: Primary Spoken Interpreting
Won by thebigword Group Holdings Limited on 17 Dec 2025
Busiest month
Jan 26
4 awards published, totalling £31.8m.
Last 30 days vs the prior 30: roughly flat.
Where the awards land
- North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West,Scotland,Wales,Northern Ireland35%
- Any region18%
- East of England12%
- 12%
- North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West6%
Top suppliers
Who is winning the work
Language Empire Ltd
2 awards · £6.6m total
DA Languages Ltd T/A Dals
2 awards · £544k total
thebigword Group Holdings Limited
1 award · £208.7m total
Aa Global Language Service Ltd,Absolute Interpreting & Translations Limited,ABC Translation Sarl,Accentus Language Services Ltd,Acolad UK Ltd,Action Deafness,Axis Recruitment Limited,Bid Services,DA Languages Limited trading as Dals,DCVS Trading Ltd,Digital Interpretations UK Ltd,Enable2 Translate Limited trading as Translate one,Language Empire Ltd,Language is Everything Ltd,Language Line Limited trading as Language Line Solutions,Language Phone,LanguageServicesUK Limited,Lingvo House Translation Services Limited,Microlink PC UK Ltd,Migrant Help Trading Limited trading as Clear Voice,ONCALL Interpreters LTD,Papillon Translations Ltd,Prestige Network Limited,Remark! Limited,Signalise CO-OP Limited,Sign Solutions SLIA Ltd,Silent Sounds Communications,Stockport Interpreting Unit Stockport Metropolitan Borough Counc,Supreme Linguistic Services T/A Premium Linguistic Services Limi,thebigword Interpreting Services Limited,The Language Room Limited,The Language Shop Ltd,Topp Language Solutions,Word360 Limited
1 award · £73m total
Translate UK Limited
1 award · £17.9m total
Clarion Interpreting Limited
1 award · £10.9m total
SILENT SOUNDS COMMUNICATIONS LTD
1 award · £3m total
DA Languages Limited t/a Dals
1 award · £1.2m total
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The buyers driving demand in Interpretation services.
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