Tender · Closed · Request for Proposal
Translation and Editing services
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
- Closed
- March 10, 2026
- March 10, 2026 at 14:00
- Published
- February 25, 2026
- amended March 10, 2026
- Type
- Services
- Competitive - Open bidding
- Delivery
- Anywhere in Canada
CanadaBuys tender notices published since Aug 2022; open as of October 12, 2026. Source: Public Services and Procurement Canada, CanadaBuys open data.
What it is
- Reference
- cb-801-51603633 · solicitation 1000523412B
- Commodity (UNSPSC)
- 82111804 Written translation services
- Topic
- Editorial, design and translation services
- Delivery regions
- Anywhere in Canada
- Trade agreements
- Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
- How the winner is picked
- Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price What this means
Notice of Proposed Procurement (NPP)
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This bid solicitation (1000523412B) is a re-tender of bid solicitation 1000523412A, dated November 24, 2025, which was cancelled to correct mandatory criterion (M3) that contained a material ambiguity and inaccurately reflected the nature of the requirement.
The cancelled notice is also accessible through the CanadaBuys platform.
All amendments to RFP 1000523412A have been incorporated into the current RFP 1000523412B.
All interested Bidders must submit a proposal for this RFP using the Connect service provided by the Canada Post Corporation. This includes Bidders that submitted a proposal in response to bid solicitation 1000523412A.
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The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) intends to enter into a contract with a single contractor for the provision of standardized, quality, and timely translation and editing services in Canada’s two official languages (French and English), on an ‘as and when requested basis’.
The estimated period of the Contract will be from date of Contract award until April 30, 2028. …
Excerpt of the buyer’s description, with contact details left out. The notice on CanadaBuys is the official version.
Who won it
The award notice CanadaBuys published for this solicitation.
| Awarded | Supplier | What | Buyer | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | R&R International Translation Specialists Inc. | Translation and Editing services | Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) | $7,342,315 |
Who won the last ones like it
Recent CanadaBuys award notices with the same commodity code.
| Awarded | Supplier | What | Buyer | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | R&R International Translation Specialists Inc. | Professional Translation Services | Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) | $638,111 |
| Sep 2025 | Nations Translation Group | Translation Services | Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) | $735,000 |
| Apr 2025 | OpenText Corporation | Professional Translation Services | Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) | $113,000 |
| Apr 2025 | Nation Translation Group LP | Professional Translation Services - PSIB | Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) | $169,500 |
| Mar 2025 | Nations Translation Group LP | Translation Services | Canada Border Services Agency | $226,000 |
| Mar 2025 | Open Text Corporation | Translation Services | Correctional Service Canada | $265,000 |
| Jan 2025 | Nations Translations Group LP | Written Translation Services - Ontario | Correctional Service Canada | $480,024 |
| Oct 2024 | Nations Translation Group LLP | Translation Services | Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada | $113,000 |
| Oct 2024 | Nations Translation Group LLP | Translation Services | Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada | $113,000 |
| Oct 2024 | R&R International Translation Specialists Inc. | Translation Services for Climate Change Reports and Related Products. | Environment and Climate Change Canada | $58,905 |
| May 2024 | Not named here | Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada | $387,429 | |
| Apr 2024 | Lionbridge Ltd. | Translation services RFP (English to French only) | Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada | $258,286 |
| Nov 2023 | Lionbridge LTD | Translation Services from English to French, editing and comparative editing services in French | Library and Archives Canada | $160,965 |
| Aug 2023 | R&R International Translation Specialists Inc | Translation Standing Offer Services: English to French and French to English | Transport Canada | $296,000 |
| Aug 2023 | R&R International Translation Specialists Inc | Translation Standing Offer Services: English to French and French to English | Transport Canada | $139,000 |
Values as awarded, from $58,905 to $735,000.
Who wins most in this commodity class
Suppliers with the most award notices in the same six-digit UNSPSC class since 2022. Notices that give no value count in Awards, not in Total.
| Supplier | Awards | Total |
|---|---|---|
| R&R International Translation Specialists Inc. | 5 | $8M2 not stated |
| Nations Translation Group | 4 | $1.1M |
| Nations Translation Group LP | 4 | $343K1 not stated |
| R&R International Translation Specialists Inc | 3 | $543K |
| Open Text Corporation | 2 | $265K1 not stated |
| Lionbridge Ltd. | 2 | $258K1 not stated |
| Nations Translation Group LLP | 2 | $226K |
| Fox Translation Ltd | 2 | $149K |
| OpenText Corporation | 2 | $113K1 not stated |
| Nations Translations Group LP | 1 | $480K |
CanadaBuys award notices since Aug 2022. They overlap the Treasury Board contract figures and are never added to them. Source: CanadaBuys open data, October 12, 2026.