When is the submission deadline?

Submissions are due September 6, 2026.

It was issued by United Nations Headquarters Procurement Division. The work is located in Nairobi, Kenya; Geneva, Switzerland; Vienna, Austria.

Who is a good fit for this opportunity?

Language technology provider specializing in machine translation, speech recognition, and multilingual AI APIs. Proven experience integrating APIs with cloud-hosted CAT and translation management systems. Demonstrated support for Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish, and German. Capacity to handle high-volume transcription and real-time multilingual meeting workloads. Strong quality assurance, model evaluation, data security, and enterprise integration capabilities.

Language Technology Services (Due September 6, 2026)

Overview

Software, Web & Mobile Development

Nairobi, Kenya; Geneva, Switzerland; Vienna, AustriaPosted: August 18, 2026Deadline: September 6, 2026

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SUMMARY

The agency seeks language technology providers offering translation, quality evaluation, transcription, real-time multilingual voice, and document pre-editing APIs. Solutions must support specified languages, CAT workflows, and substantial annual meeting volumes.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

Must be registered at the UN Global Marketplace (UNGM) with the UN Secretariat
Must be registered at least at Level 1 under the UN Secretariat
Must not be listed in the Compendium of United Nations Security Council Sanctions Lists
Must not be under formal investigation or sanctioned by a national authority for proscribed practices
Must not employ or anticipate employing UN staff members with prior professional dealings in the last three years
Must provide high performance, reliability, and scalability under heavy load and concurrent usage
Must ensure strict data protection (no retention, logging, or training on UN content without consent)
Must support secure transport and access controls for data processing

TIMELINE

Date of this EOI: August 17th, 2026

Closing Date for Receipt of EOI: September 6th, 2026

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Issuing Agency

United Nations Headquarters Procurement Division

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DESCRIPTION

The agency is seeking vendors to provide language technology services for integration with its internal, cloud-hosted computer-assisted translation system operating on Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services. Required capabilities include machine translation model APIs, machine translation quality evaluation APIs, speech-to-text model APIs, voice-to-voice model APIs, and pre-editing and pre-formatting APIs for English files.

Machine translation and quality evaluation APIs must support CAT-oriented workflows and deliver accurate, fluent, and reliable results in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish, and German. Speech-to-text services must provide high-quality automatic transcription in Arabic, English, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish, using the language of the audio input.

The anticipated workload includes approximately 3,000 hours of meeting audio transcribed annually and approximately 18,000 hours of multilingual meetings supported through real-time voice-to-voice services. Pre-editing and pre-formatting APIs must apply predefined editorial rules and styles to English-language files.

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When is the submission deadline?: Submissions are due September 6, 2026.
Who issued this RFP?: It was issued by United Nations Headquarters Procurement Division. The work is located in Nairobi, Kenya; Geneva, Switzerland; Vienna, Austria.
Who is a good fit for this opportunity?: Language technology provider specializing in machine translation, speech recognition, and multilingual AI APIs
Proven experience integrating APIs with cloud-hosted CAT and translation management systems
Demonstrated support for Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish, and German
Capacity to handle high-volume transcription and real-time multilingual meeting workloads
Strong quality assurance, model evaluation, data security, and enterprise integration capabilities

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