Published date: 5 June 2018

Last edited date: 5 June 2018

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 19 June 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines - 22200000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£6,500,000

Procurement reference

tender_164201/676024

Published date

5 June 2018

Closing date

19 June 2018

Contract start date

1 November 2018

Contract end date

31 October 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The BBC is looking to award contract(s) for the provision of Newspapers & Publications Subscription Services with suitable provider(s) for supply and delivery to major BBC locations.

The requirements are:
Lot 1 - Hardcopy Daily Newspapers, and Online Subscription Services (estimated contract value over five years - £5m)
Lot 2 - Early Edition Newspapers (estimated contract value over five years - £1.5m)

The intent is to award two contracts. Lot 1 - the core contract, and Lot 2 - the optional contract. The BBC reserves the right to remove Lot 2 from the scope. In the eventuality that the same Tenderer is successful for both Lots the BBC reserves the right to award both under the same contract. The contract(s) will have a term of three years from 1st November 2018 to 31st October 2021, the contract may be extended, numerous times and in any increment but shall not exceed 24 months (a maximum term of 5 years).

More information

Links

Additional text

Please register your interest in this project by taking the following steps: 1 - Register your company on the BravoSolution e-Tendering 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, 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 Bravo e-Tendering help desk.

About the buyer

Address

Broadcasting House, Portland Place
London
W1A 1AA
England

Email

jodi.singfield@bbc.co.uk