# Soft Market Test - AfC Translation and Interpreting Services

> Pre-procurement notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames](/buyers/the-royal-borough-of-kingston-upon-thames/contract-awards)
- Published: 7 July 2023
- Planned start: 1 April 2024
- Planned end: 31 March 2025
- Stage: pre_procurement
- Notice ID: 894f4ea0-4d4f-4728-81c6-271ef8b318c4-660761
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e11cf2f1-4605-4643-b5bb-0d00aeca9a6a

## Description

Achieving for Children is reviewing its commissioning intentions and has identified the need for improved translation and interpreting services specifically focused on children while also emphasising the importance of finding cost saving and efficiencies in the delivery of these services\. \. Currently, the commissioning of these services in Operational Area 1 \(London Borough of Richmond and the Royal Borough of Kingston\) and Operational Area 2 \(the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead\) lacks effectiveness, and inefficiencies in spending\.

## Related contract awards

- [Kingston Small Sites 2 - RIBA Stages 0-2, Stage 3: Design Services](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-df47962a-54f5-4d1d-b1b3-9dba650e2a74): The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
- [Security / Manguarding 2026](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-47cc42e8-9198-45f1-82d4-c59dcd15c107): The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
- [Highways asset management s/w](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-b5c941b3-c927-4f46-9d6e-86d7031a5470): The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/894f4ea0-4d4f-4728-81c6-271ef8b318c4-660761)