Published date: 26 April 2023

This notice was replaced on 18 December 2023

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Awarded contract (published 18 December 2023)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Software programming and consultancy services - 72200000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£75,000,000

Procurement reference

tender_350898/1207817

Published date

26 April 2023

Closing date

26 May 2023

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

1 November 2023

Contract end date

31 October 2028

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive procedure with negotiation (above threshold)

Anyone may ask to participate, but only those who are pre-selected will be invited to submit initial tenders and to negotiate.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The BBC requires a partner to deliver augmented engineering capacity as follows;

Lot 1 - an onshore partner to provide individuals to augment BBC teams in BBC locations in the UK. The roles required will include, but are not limited to; software engineers, test engineers, architects, and dev ops specialists.

Lot 2 - a nearshore partner ( +- 2 timezones GMT) to provide full agile development teams* to support work package based delivery. The roles required will include, but are not limited to; team leads, software engineers, test engineers, and dev ops specialists. *e.g. 1 technical team lead 4 developers and 2 testers.

The requirement is to be procured by means of a Framework Agreement divided into up to 2 Lots. BBC intends to appoint 1 supplier to the Framework to each lot.

The Framework Agreement for each Lot will have a term of 3 years commencing in November 2023 and ending in November 2026. The Agreement for each Lot may be extended at the BBC's discretion by up to 2 successive 12 month periods.

Spend is estimated to be up to £32.5m for Lot 1 and up to £42.5m for Lot 2 with a total maximum estimated spend over the 5 year term for both Lots of £75m.

More information

Links

Additional text

Please register your interest in this project by taking the following steps: 1 - Register your company on the Jaggaer eSourcing portal (this is only required once): 1.1 Go to https://bbc.bravosolution.co.uk 1.2 - Click the link on the login page to register. 1.3 Accept the terms and conditions and click 'Continue'. 1.4 - Enter your correct business and user details. 1.5 - Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete. 1.6 - You will shortly receive an email with your temporary password. 2 - Express an interest in the tender: 2.1 - Login to the portal with the username/password. 2.2 - Click the 'PQQs/ITTs Open to all Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier). 2.3 - Click on the relevant PQQ/ITT to access the content. 2.4 - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. This will move the PQQ/ITT into your 'My PQQs/My ITTs page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only. 2.5 - You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ITT Details' box. 3. Responding to the tender: 3.1 - Click 'My Response' under PQQ/ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining). 3.2 - You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification. 3.3 - Note the deadline for completion, and then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ITT. There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). 3.4 You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance, please consult the online help, or contact the Jaggaer eSourcing help desk.

About the buyer

Contact name

Maria Larkin

Address

Broadcasting House, Portland Place
London
W1A 1AA
England

Email

maria.larkin@bbc.co.uk