Sector · UK public sector

Tenders in Translation services

Live UK public-sector tender data, scoped to Translation services. 24 awards we have tracked, with the suppliers winning and how the spend distributes.

24

awards tracked

£8.6m

total contract value

£357k

average award size

75%

awarded to SMEs

Recent awards

Latest tenders awarded by Translation services

  • RM6302-AAGlobal_DFE_Contract (con_31344)

    Awarded to AA Global Language Services on 29 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

    £15k

  • Welsh Translation Services

    Awarded to Trosol Cyfyngedig on 16 Mar 2026 · The Planning Inspectorate

    £130k

  • FHFT - NC - Translation and Interpreting Service - Verbal

    Awarded to Word360 Limited on 27 Feb 2026 · FRIMLEY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

    £660k

  • Translation and Interpreting Service

    Awarded to Everyday Language Solutions on 20 Feb 2026 · County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

    £209k

  • Interpretation & Translation Service / St Helens Council

    Awarded to DA Languages Ltd T/A Dals on 17 Feb 2026 · STAR Procurement

    £51k

  • Language Services

    Awarded to D A LANGUAGES LIMITED on 30 Jan 2026 · Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire

    £838k

  • NNC - Interpreting and Translation Services (26-28)

    Awarded to AA Global Language Services Limited on 6 Jan 2026 · North Northamptonshire Council

    £80k

  • WNC - Translation services

    Awarded to aa global language services on 5 Jan 2026 · West Northamptonshire Council

    £143k

  • Language Services - Interpreting Services Non-Spoken 2025/28

    Awarded to SIGN SOLUTIONS (SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETING AGENCY) LTD on 19 Oct 2025 · NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB

    £500k

  • Bi-lingual Immigration Support Service

    Awarded to Kirklees Citizens Advice and Law Centre on 16 Oct 2025 · Leeds City Council

    £14k

  • Language Services Trustwide

    Awarded to WORD360 LTD on 15 Oct 2025 · Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

    £91k

  • Confidential Staff Liaison and Freedom to Speak Up Services

    Awarded to The Guardian Service on 9 Oct 2025 · Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

    £563k

Sector pulse

Who procures in Translation services, and where the value sits

Translation services accounts for 24 tracked awards worth £8.6m in the period we monitor. The average award here is £357k. Translation services is procured mainly by FCDO Services, Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire and Leicestershire Police. The biggest spender is FCDO Services, with 2 awards totalling £25k. Geographically the work is spread across North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West, Any region, East Midlands. SMBs are taking 75% of recorded awards, a healthier slice than most public-sector categories. Volume is softening versus the prior month.

Biggest single award

£3.3m

CNWL Interpretation Services

Won by THE LANGUAGE SHOP LIMITED on 29 Jun 2025

Busiest month

Jun 25

5 awards published, totalling £5m.

Last 30 days vs the prior 30: softening.

Where the awards land

  • North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West22%
  • Any region22%
  • 17%
  • East Midlands11%
  • North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West,Scotland,Wales,Northern Ireland11%

Top suppliers

Who is winning the work

D A LANGUAGES LIMITED

2 awards · £2.5m total

AA Global Language Services Ltd

2 awards · £41k total

THE LANGUAGE SHOP LIMITED

1 award · £3.3m total

Word360 Limited

1 award · £660k total

The Guardian Service

1 award · £563k total

SIGN SOLUTIONS (SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETING AGENCY) LTD

1 award · £500k total

Everyday Language Solutions

1 award · £209k total

aa global language services

1 award · £143k total

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