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Mapping UK Professional Business Qualifications and associated Translation Services

Department for Business and Trade

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21 Oct 2026 at 10:35

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Business and Trade commissioned consultancy to map professional business qualifications from EU member states against UK qualifications and assess whether regulatory requirements are sufficiently aligned. Associated translation services are included. This is a specialist research and analysis assignment, rather than a general translation contract: the work centres on comparing qualification systems and their regulatory recognition. The procurement is classified as business-related services. The work is for the Department and is described as being delivered in the United Kingdom.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Ecctis Limited. The Department used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. There was one lot, covering the mapping and associated translation work. The contract was signed on 13 October 2026 and runs from 13 October 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £85,600 excluding VAT, or £102,720 including VAT. The award is active and the contract is active. The stated purpose was to determine whether EU member-state professional business qualifications are sufficiently aligned with UK qualifications from a regulatory perspective.

The award demonstrates demand for specialist consultancy combining comparative qualification research, regulatory analysis and translation. A credible competitor for this Department’s requirement would need to understand professional business qualifications in both UK and EU contexts, systematically map qualification levels and requirements across jurisdictions, and assess regulatory alignment rather than simply produce translations. Translation capability is also relevant where source material must be understood across languages. The contract was awarded without competition, so the route used here did not provide an open contest or a published evaluation basis to learn from. The selected supplier is an SME, showing that this requirement was delivered by a smaller specialist business. Suppliers with the expertise to combine cross-border research and language services are the closest match to the demonstrated need.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Mapping UK Professional Business Qualifications and associated Translation Services

Notice Description

The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST) have procured consultancy services to map EU Member States qualifications against UK qualifications to determine whether sufficient regulatory alignment exists.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078c82
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099317-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£85,600 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Oct 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
13 Oct 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Department for Business and Trade
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 2DY
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Ecctis Limited

Further Information

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