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Machine Translation
Published Yesterday
6 Nov 2026
- Primary CPV
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48740000 *
Foreign language translation software package
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Lewisham and Southwark, London
- Value
- No value specified
- Contract
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3 years Duration
07/06/2027 06/06/2030
- Contract Types
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48 *Software packages & information systemsFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
169 Union Street, London, SE1 0LL, United Kingdom · UKI44
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime
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48740000 *
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Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-07b5b7
Machine Translation Requirements Overview
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is seeking to improve investigative outcomes and intelligence dividends through the deployment of machine translation & transcription tooling. The tooling will enable the rapid translation of non-English language material (text & audio) from a wide variety of sources to support decision making and the intelligence development cycle within a timeframe of relevance. Adopting automation will also release capacity among qualified linguists within the translation pathway to focus resourcing on the timely production of evidential material to build more robust prosecutions whilst providing greater transparency into unused material. The tooling will deliver the capability across all business groups across the Service at the point of need.
The MPS is seeking to better understand solutions capable of delivering a secure, scalable and operationally effective machine translation capability capable of supporting both investigative and intelligence-led policing activities.
Please note the requirement is not for human translators or human translation services.
The solution must:
• Provide a flexible suite of languages, high out-put (rate and file upload size), and accuracy validation & support multiple common file formats.
• Include transcription capability for audio / video product within the translation cycle.
• Have the requisite security architecture, accreditation and governance in place to process material up to Government Security Classification (GSC) OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE.
Full CPV breakdown
- 48740000 — Foreign language translation software package (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Contract type
- Goods
- Main category
- Goods
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Planned
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 06 Nov 2026 19:50
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-07b5b7
- Notice ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-07b5b7
Full notice record
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Organisations
| Name | Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime |
| Address › Street | 169 Union Street |
| Address › Town / city | London |
| Address › Postcode | SE1 0LL |
| Address › Country | GB |
| Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Address › Region (NUTS) | UKI44 |
| Role | buyer |
| Classification › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
Buyer
| Name | Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime |
Planning
| Milestone › Type | engagement |
| Milestone › Due | 18 Dec 2026 |
| Milestone › Status | scheduled |
| Document › Document type | Market engagement notice |
| Document › Description | Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/105964-2026 |
| Document › Published | 6 Nov 2026 |
Tender
| Title | Machine Translation |
| Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Foreign language translation software package |
| Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Foreign language translation software development services |
| Item › CPV › CPV 3 › Description | Translation services |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UK |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Category | goods |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Lot › Contract period › Start | 7 Jun 2027 |
| Lot › Contract period › End | 6 Jun 2030 |
| Lot › Contract period › Can be extended to | 6 Jun 2032 |
| Lot › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Lot › Status | planned |
| Status | planned |