Your Guide to Launching a Successful Language Services RFP

Here you can access all our useful resources to help you successfully choose the right language service provider through an RFP.

September 30, 2024 Translation

Managing multilingual content and communication can be challenging for many international and global businesses, so the right partnership can be a springboard to success.

Running an efficient and well-planned RFP is crucial, whether you’re seeking to expand in new markets, leverage outside expertise with the latest tech and AI tools, or simply make your content journey more efficient.

So to help your process go smoothly, we’ve brought together all our useful resources – filled with insider tips – to help ensure you’ve considered all the angles and information you need to find the right language and content services partner.

Planning Your Content Services RFP

Just starting out on your RFP journey? Our blog contains useful insights for the planning phase for your language and content services RFP. We hope you’ll find it a useful primer on what to consider before you embark on your RFP process.

We address crucial topics like:

Do you really need a translation RFP?
What to look for in your language and content partner.
Which stakeholders should you involve?

And much more.

Meet with internal stakeholders to define your RFP needs
Define your desired goals from a successful partnership
Define your partnership requirements, must-haves and nice-to-haves
Create a structured, realistic timeline for your RFP processes
Provide all the relevant information for your prospective partners
Ask the right questions of your prospective partners
Request case studies and/or references of previous work
Ask for a sample price list
Reach agreements on key KPI measurements
Define clearly how you will evaluate the proposals
Once up and running, consistently monitor KPIs and give feedback

Making a Success of Your RFP

Already have a good idea of what you’ll be looking to achieve with your partnership? Then take a look at our free ultimate guide to a successful language and content services RFP. This exhaustive guide takes a deep dive into everything you should consider when looking for a language or content services partner.

The topics include: