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THEBIGWORD GROUP LIMITED

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thebigword Group Limited is a leading language service provider that offers professional translation and interpreting services. They support a wide range of sectors including public services, healthcare, and justice.

thebigword.com ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£248.1m
Live
15
Buyers
29
12m
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At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities2
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts15 / 41
  • Top buyers29
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
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Quick answer — THEBIGWORD GROUP LIMITEDUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

THEBIGWORD GROUP LIMITED has won £248.1m across 29 public-sector buyers, with 15 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Ministry of Justice at 39% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
15 of 41Live contracts
39%Top-buyer concentration
—Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes.

⚑ Self-reported
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ESG & policies vault · 0/5

Key governance & sustainability policies. Published documents link out; missing ones are greyed.

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Net-zero planNot provided✓
Modern slavery statementNot provided✓
EDI policyNot provided✓
Anti-briberyNot provided✓
Data protectionNot provided✓

Capabilities

What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.

◐ From website & notices
Sectors served · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 2
InterpretingIncludes Face to Face, Telephone, and Video Remote Interpreting. ↗TranslationOffers Human Translation, Machine Translation, and Transcription services. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 2 from notices
  • Translation Service at Test Sites - COVID-19Department of Health and Social Care (T&T) · £329k
  • Provision for Interpreting and Translation ServicesNOE CPC · —

Extracted automatically from thebigword.com on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies

Delivery stories the supplier has published, with sector and outcome.

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Buyer references

Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.

✓ Confirmed by buyer
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Public-sector buyers can confirm they'll act as a reference for this supplier. Confirmed references — with the contract they relate to — show here.

Accreditations & memberships

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No accreditations recorded

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KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

✓ Verified
84

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Contracts · 15 live · 26 historic

Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Language Services - Translation & Interpretation
Home Office7953000029 Feb 2024£19.0m3 yrsLive
Language Services - Procurement in Partnership (PiP)
North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC)7954000002 Jan 2024£15.4m4 yrsLive
Contract for Translation and Interpretation services
London Borough of Hillingdon7953000021 Aug 2023£400k2 yrsClosed
CCCT/778 Provision of DE&S Non-Spoken Communication Services
Ministry of Defence, DIO,7954000030 Jun 2023£200k2 yrsClosed
22120 Cambridgeshire County Council - Translation and Interpretation Services
Cambridgeshire County Council7954000008 Jul 2023£569k3 yrsClosed
ARCHER Translation Services
Ministry of Defence, DIO,7953000018 May 2023£14k2 moClosed
Provision of Transcription Services
Ofsted7953000003 May 2023£43k2 yrsClosed
Provision of Translation Services
Intellectual Property Office7953000014 Nov 2022£70k2.5 yrsClosed
Contract for the provision of Language Analysis Services
Home Office7162000011 Nov 2024£1.2m3 yrsLive
Language Services
British Transport Police7511000001 Aug 2024£72.9m12 moClosed
Total live value £53.7m · mean award £6.1m1–10 of 41

Top buyers · 29 buyers · top 3 = 81%

Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.

✓ From notices
1
Ministry of Justice
3 contracts
39%
since 2016
2
British Transport Police
3 contracts
30%
since 2022
3
Crown Commercial Service
3 contracts
13%
since 2016
4
Home Office
3 contracts
8%
since 2022
5
North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC)
1 contract
6%
since 2024
6
NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
2 contracts
2%
since 2021
7
Department for Work & Pensions
1 contract
1%
since 2021
8
HM Revenue & Customs
1 contract
0%
since 2016
9
London Borough of Barnet (LBB)
2 contracts
0%
since 2021
10
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
1 contract
0%
since 2022

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
London18 contracts
80%
North West5 contracts
13%
Yorkshire2 contracts
6%
South East4 contracts
0%
Eastern1 contract
0%
Wales1 contract
0%
South West1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). THEBIGWORD GROUP LIMITED highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
PI
PALLADIUM INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
No£129.7m2
DG
DT GLOBAL INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT UK LTD
No£25.0m1
EC
Ecctis Ltd
No£20.7m1
PU
Pluxee UK Ltd
No£18.0m1
LV
LRQA Verification Limited
No£2.2m2
TG
THEBIGWORD GROUP LIMITED
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Red flags · 0 active

Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.

✓ Verified
✓ Clean. No active risk signals from Companies House status, charges or insolvency records.

Compliance scorecard

Derived from Companies House filings — not a full supplier-assurance check.

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 31 Dec 2024
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 15 Sept 2026
Outstanding charges
0
No charges registered
Insolvency history
None
No insolvency cases registered
Certifications (ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage, B-Corp, modern-slavery) are supplier self-reported and appear once a claimed profile adds them.

Modifications

Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.

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No modifications recorded

No published contract variations for this supplier. Modification notices appear here as they are issued under the Procurement Act 2023.

News mentions

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No news mentions found

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Companies House

Live sync — registered details, directors, PSC and SIC codes.

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
05551907
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
01 Sept 2005
Reg. office
Brainworks, Unit 4, Royds Close, Leeds, LS12 6LL
SIC codes
74300
Last accounts
31 Dec 2024
Next accounts due
30 Sept 2026

Directors & PSC

  • RICE, Mark Oliver — director
    Appointed 19 Dec 2023
  • GOULD, Joshua — director
    Appointed 17 Sept 2009
  • Thebigword Group Bidco Limited — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent · voting rights 75 to 100 percent · right to appoint and remove directors

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

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No financial filings on record

Turnover, profit and headcount appear here once audited or micro-entity accounts are filed at Companies House.

Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

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THEBIGWORD GROUP LIMITED
05551907 · this company

Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.