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Language Translation Services

The Mayor's Office for Policing And Crime

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Planning

28 Sep 2026 at 09:50

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime is planning a managed language translation service, with the Metropolitan Police Service conducting the procurement on its behalf. The requirement is for translation services to support the organisations’ work. Delivery is in the United Kingdom. The available description identifies a managed service rather than individual translation assignments, but does not describe the languages, subject areas, volumes or service model in further detail. Suppliers specialising in managed translation provision are the closest fit; providers whose work is limited to unrelated services are unlikely to find this procurement relevant.

This is at the planning stage: the buyer has expressed an intention to procure but has not invited tenders. The stated procurement value is £7.75 million excluding VAT (£9.6875 million including VAT). The single lot is expected to run from 1 March 2027 to 1 March 2029, with an extension possibility to 28 February 2031. The buyer expects to publish a further notice by 2 November 2026. It plans to issue a request for information to the market, followed by targeted engagement with interested suppliers, with the engagement milestone dated 19 October 2026. The procedure and evaluation approach are not yet set out in the planning information.

This planning exercise is most relevant to suppliers able to provide a managed translation service at substantial scale, rather than firms offering only occasional or highly limited translation work. The stated value and multi-year term indicate a sizeable, sustained requirement, and suppliers should consider whether they can support the Metropolitan Police Service and the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime as service users. The buyer plans market engagement with interested suppliers, giving providers with relevant delivery experience an opportunity to contribute to early market discussions. The procurement information does not identify particular language capabilities, accreditations, staffing levels, security requirements or quality standards, so suppliers should not assume these have been confirmed. No invitation to bid has been issued; this is a preparation-stage procurement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Language Translation Services

Notice Description

This procurement is being conducted by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) on behalf of the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) who are the Contracting Authority as defined in Section 2 of the Procurement Act 2023. Request for information for a managed language translation service.

Planning Information

Request for information issued to the market, followed by targeted market engagement with interested suppliers.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077b29
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091269-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79530000 - Translation services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£7,750,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
2 Nov 20264 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Mar 2027 - 1 Mar 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The Mayor's Office for Policing And Crime
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 0LL
Postcode Area
South East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
Delivery Location
TLI London
Local Authority
Southwark
Electoral Ward
Borough & Bankside
Westminster Constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark

Further Information

Notice Documents

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