Awarded contract

Machine Translation

Details

Supplier(s)
Phrase A.S.
Topic
Foreign language translation software package
Published
1 October 2024

Tender description

Cardiff University require a machine translation software package that provides the following: • An online portal for our clients to submit their work requests that can be embedded into our intranet • A workflow management system for the Welsh Translation Unit and clients to be able to track progress of work requests (both internal and external) to ensure timely completion and delivery • Integrations with machine translation (MT) providers to aid with translation speeds • Machine learning, based on translation choices in the target language, provided by the MT AI • A customer memory bank of all previously translated materials (to speed up translation turnaround times) • Integration with our Squiz programme (to allow for seamless editing of web content) • Immediate analysis of word count to determine what is already in the memory bank and how many new words need to be translated • Immediate quote function to determine cost of translation, based on number of new words and external suppliers’ rates • A reporting and analysis function for data and performance monitoring

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date30 September 2024
  2. Completed: Award published1 October 2024
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About the buyer

Cardiff University is a higher education buyer based in the Welsh capital, and it advertises larger contract opportunities through the Sell2Wales portal. Current tender notices for the University are also published on InTend and the Tenders Electronic Daily service. Suppliers working with the University must hold a valid purchase order in place before any goods are delivered or any work begins. Purchase card payment covers smaller transactions instead of a formal purchase order. Every procurement at the University is run for value for money alongside environmental, social and governance impact across the whole life of the contract.

Education procurement reached £47.4bn in 2024/25, the fourth-largest public sector budget.

Over the past 5 years, most of Cardiff University's contract awards have been in business services, construction work and medical equipment and pharmaceuticals.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 48740000 · Foreign language translation software package
  • 72268000 · Software supply services
  • 79530000 · Translation services

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