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THEBIGWORD INTERPRETING SERVICES LIMITED

Business services · Leeds
SME

thebigword is a professional translation and interpreting services provider, offering a range of language solutions including face-to-face interpreting, telephone interpreting, and translation services. They support various sectors including public services.

en-gb.thebigword.com ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£65.9m
Live
11
Buyers
24
12m
£55.1m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities3
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts11 / 30
  • Top buyers24
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — THEBIGWORD INTERPRETING SERVICES LIMITEDUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

THEBIGWORD INTERPRETING SERVICES LIMITED has won £65.9m across 24 public-sector buyers, with 11 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust at 61% · 100% in Business services · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
11 of 30Live contracts
61%Top-buyer concentration
100%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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No social-value commitments yet

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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
Services · 7
Face to Face InterpretingTelephone InterpretingVideo Remote InterpretingHuman TranslationMachine TranslationTranscriptionMultimedia Translation
Frameworks & DPS · 3 from notices
  • 402_20 Language ServicesEspo · £3.8m
  • Interpretation and Translation ServicesN H S Shared Business Services · £2.1m
  • AfC Translation and Interpreting ServicesRoyal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames · £690k

Extracted automatically from en-gb.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.

⚑ Self-reported
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Once a claimed supplier publishes delivery stories — the buyer, the sector, what was delivered and the outcome — they appear here.

Buyer references

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

✓ Confirmed by buyer
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No buyer references yet

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 · 1

Credentials listed on the supplier’s website. Not yet checked against issuer registers.

◐ From supplier website
Core credentials · 0/6
Cyber EssentialsNot evidenced✓
Cyber Essentials PlusNot evidenced✓
ISO 27001 — Information securityNot evidenced✓
ISO 9001 — QualityNot evidenced✓
ISO 14001 — EnvironmentalNot evidenced✓
ISO 45001 — Health & safetyNot evidenced✓
Other credentials & memberships · 1
ISO 18587 certifiedISO · Certification

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

KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

✓ Verified
84

No verified KPI scores yet

Once buyers report contract KPIs — delivery on time, on budget, satisfaction, adoption and accessibility — a weighted grade and breakdown appear here.

Contracts · 11 live · 19 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Interpretation and Translation Services
N H S Shared Business Services7954000006 Nov 2025£2.1m2 yrsLive
Translation and Interpreting Services Framework
East Sussex County Council—01 Jan 2026£15.0m4 yrspending
Total Language Solutions II
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust—29 Sept 2025£40.0m2 yrspending
TPR1596 Audio Recording and Transcription Services
The Pensions Regulator7990000013 Jan 2025£60k12 moClosed
Transcription Services
Security Industry Authority7953000022 Nov 2024£53k3 yrsLive
AfC Translation and Interpreting Services
Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames9800000030 Apr 2025£690k2 yrsLive
Translation Services
OFCOM7953000001 Sept 2024£160k4 yrsLive
Translation & Interpretation Services
capitalEsourcing7953000001 Feb 2024£1.0m4 yrsLive
Interpreters Fees for Arabic at One Moor Place
City of London Corporation7954000011 Sept 2023£16k1 moClosed
CA12180 - Language Translation Services
Humankind Charity7953000003 Apr 2023£44k12 moClosed
Total live value £4.1m · mean award £2.2m1–10 of 30

Top buyers · 24 buyers · top 3 = 89%

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

✓ From notices
1
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
2 contracts
61%
since 2025
2
East Sussex County Council
2 contracts
23%
since 2025
3
Espo
1 contract
6%
since 2020
4
N H S Shared Business Services
1 contract
3%
since 2025
5
capitalEsourcing
1 contract
2%
since 2024
6
Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames
1 contract
1%
since 2024
7
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
1 contract
1%
since 2017
8
DERBY CITY COUNCIL
1 contract
1%
since 2016
9
London Borough of Haringey
1 contract
1%
since 2020
10
Tower Hamlets
1 contract
1%
since 2021

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 100%.

✓ From notices
Business services79
100%
⚠ Concentration: 100% of recent awarded value sits in a single CPV division. A category-specific downturn would materially affect revenue.

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
Eastern3 contracts
65%
South East6 contracts
26%
East Midlands2 contracts
7%
London10 contracts
2%
South West2 contracts
0%
North East1 contract
0%
Yorkshire2 contracts
0%

Peers

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

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
TI
THEBIGWORD INTERPRETING SERVICES LIMITED
Yes£55.1m—
VI
Venture Independent School Ltd
No£4.8m1
DE
Deloitte LLP
No£3.6m2
GT
Grant Thornton UK LLP
No£2.6m1
OG
OCO GLOBAL LIMITED
Yes£2.2m1
CS
Carlisle Security Services Limited
No£2.0m1
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Red flags · 0 active

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

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✓ 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 14 May 2027
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

UK trade press & nationals, matched to this supplier.

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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.
06232449
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
01 May 2007
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 01 Jan 2024
  • GOULD, Joshua — director
    Appointed 10 Oct 2019
  • Thebigword Group 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 INTERPRETING SERVICES LIMITED
06232449 · this company

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