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Provision of legal translation and other related activities in several eu official languages (bg, fr, hr, hu, pl, ro, sl)
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 27 November at 12:00 — 26 days left.
- The submission point is stated in the notice (link on this page).
- Offer and evidence in: English.
- Collect your evidence — the eligibility requirements are listed on this page; for many of them the analysis explains how to obtain them.
What the buyer is looking for
The European Central Bank (ECB) is seeking through this open procedure suppliers for the remote and onsite provision of legal translation and other related activities in several EU official languages (BG, FR, HR, HU, PL, RO, SL). Each language represents one Lot. · Remote and onsite provision of legal translation and other related activities in EU official language - Bulgarian. The Deliverables consist of: - translation of legal texts drafted in English into Bulgarian; - occasionally, reverse translation of legal texts drafted in Bulgarian into English; - revision (including but not limited to editing and proof-reading) of legal texts drafted in Bulgarian; and - terminology work, including the extraction, compilation and linguistic checking of terminology as well as the alignment of documents. · Remote and onsite provision of legal translation and other related activities in EU official…
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… language - French. The Deliverables consist of: - translation of legal texts drafted in English into French; - occasionally, reverse translation of legal texts drafted in French into English; - revision (including but not limited to editing and proof-reading) of legal texts drafted in French; and - terminology work, including the extraction, compilation and linguistic checking of terminology as well as the alignment of documents. Tenderers for Lot 2 may also propose Individuals to provide Deliverables in the optional language combinations Italian–French and/or German–French. These Individuals shall be the same persons proposed for the English–French language combination. · Remote and onsite provision of legal translation and other related activities in EU official language - Croatian. The Deliverables consist of: - translation of legal texts drafted in English into Croatian; - occasionally, reverse translation of legal texts drafted in Croatian into English; - revision (including but not limited to editing and proof-reading) of legal texts drafted in Croatian; and - terminology work, including the extraction, compilation and linguistic checking of terminology as well as the alignment of documents. · Remote and onsite provision of legal translation and other related activities in EU official language - Hungarian. The Deliverables consist of: - translation of legal texts drafted in English into Hungarian; - occasionally, reverse translation of legal texts drafted in Hungarian into English; - revision (including but not limited to editing and proof-reading) of legal texts drafted in Hungarian; and - terminology work, including the extraction, compilation and linguistic checking of terminology as well as the alignment of documents. · Remote and onsite provision of legal translation and other related activities in EU official language - Polish. The Deliverables consist of: - translation of legal texts drafted in English into Polish; - occasionally, reverse translation of legal texts drafted in Polish into English; - revision (including but not limited to editing and proof-reading) of legal texts drafted in Polish; and - terminology work, including the extraction, compilation and linguistic checking of terminology as well as the alignment of documents. · Remote and onsite provision of legal translation and other related activities in EU official language - Romanian. The Deliverables consist of: - translation of legal texts drafted in English into Romanian; - occasionally, reverse translation of legal texts drafted in Romanian into English; - revision (including but not limited to editing and proof-reading) of legal texts drafted in Romanian; and - terminology work, including the extraction, compilation and linguistic checking of terminology as well as the alignment of documents. · Remote and onsite provision of legal translation and other related activities in EU official language - Slovenian. The Deliverables consist of: - translation of legal texts drafted in English into Slovenian; - occasionally, reverse translation of legal texts drafted in Slov
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 57% of the bids received came from other countries (91 procedures with a bid mix) — all bidders, not just the winners. Sector: 6%.n = 91
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (244 awards, most recently July 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around September 2026. The last award went to Alexander Mann Solutions GmbH.n = 244
- The median procedure drew 7 bids (436 procedures with a bid count); 7% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 4 bids.n = 436
- 27% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (91 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 77%.n = 91
- 33% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (437 awards since 2016, spread over 290 companies). That is well below the sector norm (46%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 437 awards since 2016
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 01/11/2026.
Selection criteria — in the procurement documents
The buyer states in the notice that the selection criteria are in the procurement documents (link on this page), not in the EU form. The document analysis below extracts them from there — bid and evidence in English.
Tender documents — direct download
Who has won at this buyer so far
Across all contract types of this buyer — not just this sector. A city buys software and fire engines through the same purchasing office.
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft | 9 | 2020–2026 |
| d-fine GmbH · Frankfurt am Main | 8 | 2022–2026 |
| Grant Thornton Corporate Finance Ltd · Dublin | 8 | 2021–2026 |
| Prometeia SpA | 6 | 2025–2026 |
| Deloitte Consulting GmbH | 5 | 2021–2025 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually 14 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 243 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 30 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 20,496 procedures). A normal window for this market.
Foreign bidders
In Germany · Business services, 349 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 29,674 recorded awards) — mostly from Belgium, Italy, United Kingdom.
Submission language: English.
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