Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Welsh Translation
Authority: Office for National Statistics (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of Welsh translation services to provide the following:
Ability to translate large documents (+30,000 words) from English into the Welsh Language within an agreed timeframe. The translations must reflect the original document/media in terms of content, style and format. The translations should be accurate and a true reflection of the tone and context of the English documentation. Translations must be fully proofread in order to achieve quality assurance before the output is returned to the ONS.
Ability to undertake urgent translations on shorter documentation from English to Welsh.
Able to provide interpretation services for bilingual ONS public meetings and consultation events.
The ability to proof-read ONS documentation in Welsh translated internally.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 May 2025, 16:22 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Jun 2025, 11:40 BST
- Authority reference
CS-25-178- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-029446- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0514eaFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
Additional or repeat goods, services or works
The public contract concerns the supply of goods, services or works by the existing supplier which are intended as an extension to, or partial replacement of, existing goods, services or works in circumstances where-
a change in supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving goods, services or works that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing goods, services or works, and
the difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
27 May 2025 → 3 Jun 2025 · 2 dates- Standstill ends27 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published3 Jun 2025, 11:40 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 May 2025- Transparency notice published15 May 2025, 16:22 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published15 May 2025, 17:09 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected28 May 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published3 Jun 2025, 11:40 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRYSG CYF1 Jun 2025 – 31 May 2029 · up to 31 May 2031Extensions: Two extension options available, each 12 months duration | £300,000 | 15 May 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of Welsh Translation · PRYSG CYF
- Signed
- 31 May 2025
- Value
- £300,000
- Period
- 1 Jun 2025 – 31 May 2029 · up to 31 May 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Two extension options available, each 12 months duration
No agreed KPIs: Performance could not be appropriately assessed using KPIs.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PRYSG CYFAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender