Stale Pre-tender

Provision of Translation and Interpretation Services Pre Market Engagement

Details

Value
£200,000
Topic
Foreign language translation software package
Published
22 September 2025
Submission
7 October 2025

Tender description

The Council intends to undertake a procurement exercise for Translation and Interpretation Services. To support this process, it is conducting a pre-market engagement phase to explore available solutions and gather feedback from the supply market. The potential requirement will focus on engaging suppliers and solution providers to explore innovative ideas and assess scalable, cost-effective approaches to service delivery. This engagement will help shape a specification that reflects best practice, embraces technological advancement, and delivers value to the public sector.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Pre-tender published22 September 2025
    Current notice

About the buyer

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority for Barnsley and advertises every tender and quote opportunity on YORtender. That portal is shared with a further 26 contracting authorities across Yorkshire and the Humber, so one free registration covers them all. Larger opportunities are also advertised on the Find a Tender service. The council is a founder member of the Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation, alongside 12 fellow local authorities in the north of England. A procurement pipeline covering the next 12 to 18 months is refreshed at least every six months. Social value is measured and reported using the National TOMs framework.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council's contract awards have been in construction work, health and social work and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 48740000 · Foreign language translation software package
  • 72212740 · Foreign language translation software development services
  • 79530000 · Translation services
  • 79540000 · Interpretation services

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