--- title: "Translation, Transcription & Alternative Format Services" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05246e" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05246e" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05246e.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05246e.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "MINISTRY OF JUSTICE" published: "2026-02-06" --- # Translation, Transcription & Alternative Format Services Buyer: MINISTRY OF JUSTICE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05246e [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05246e) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05246e.json) ## Summary The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is currently in the planning stage for a major procurement process to provide Translation, Transcription & Alternative Format Services. This initiative is aimed at delivering services across England, Wales, and Scotland to various governmental bodies linked with the MoJ. As a public authority in the central government, MoJ seeks to engage with market participants to shape its commercial strategy for these services. Key dates include a planned market engagement session via MS Teams on 5 March 2026, with the deadline for engagement submissions set for 19 March 2026. The overall contract has an estimated gross value of £18 million, with a procurement start date of October 2027 and a planned end date of October 2031, although a renewal option is possible. Interested suppliers can register through the MoJ Sourcing Portal for participation in this preliminary engagement stage. This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in translation, transcription, and alternative format services, particularly those classified as small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The wide geographic scope covering England, Wales, and Scotland, and the substantial contract value position potential suppliers favourably to secure extensive service delivery roles. This procurement process is well-suited for organisations with proven expertise in delivering comprehensive writing agency and translation services. Engaging in early market engagement allows companies to tailor their offerings and align with MoJ's operational needs, potentially paving the way for long-term collaboration and business growth. ## Notice The service provider will deliver Translation, Transcription and Alternative Format Services to the MoJ, its Executive Agencies, Arm's Length Bodies (ALBs) and other associated partners with jurisdiction over England, Wales and Scotland. ### Planning Information The MoJ is interested in understanding the market's capacity and capability to bid for, and provide, these services and plans to use early market engagement to help shape the commercial strategy and operational model to meet future justice system needs for Translation, Transcription and Alternative Format Services. The purpose of this notice is to enable suppliers to express interest, and register with us to catch up on already held market engagement event and prepare for the next upcoming market engagement event. Interested parties are required to complete the following actions: 1. Register for an account through the MoJ Sourcing Portal at https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk 2. Navigate to the left side menu and click on 'PQQs Open to All Suppliers' > find and click on 'PQQ_543 - prj_14617-Translation & Transcription Services - Market Engagement' - for the avoidance of doubt this is not an actual PQQ just a space on our sourcing system to coordinate market engagement activities. There are no mandatory actions to take. 3. Suppliers must express an interest by clicking 'Express interest' and will then be able to view the detail relating to market engagement already undertaken and the upcoming session. The 'PQQ_543 - prj_14617-Translation & Transcription Services - Market Engagement' area will be the forum used to store previous sessions slides and recordings and communicate the second market engagement event which will be held on 5 March 2026, on MS Teams. The Engagement deadline in this notice reflects the closing date for questionnaire submission by Suppliers following the session. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011059-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 6 Feb 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 May 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 28 Oct 2027 - 28 Oct 2031 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £15,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | MINISTRY OF JUSTICE | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1H 9AJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services ### Codes - 79530000 - Translation services - 92312211 - Writing agency services ## Release History - 6 Feb 2026 at 15:18 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011059-2026 - 11 Dec 2025 at 11:58 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081905-2025 - 11 Dec 2025 at 11:57 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081904-2025 - 11 Dec 2025 at 11:08 - PlanningUpdate - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081839-2025 - 23 May 2025 at 15:26 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026939-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011059-2026 6th February 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081905-2025 11th December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081904-2025 11th December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081839-2025 11th December 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026939-2025 23rd May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/procurement - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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