Published date: 10 October 2024

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 31 January 2024, 2pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£2,750,000

Procurement reference

tender_383691/1413824

Published date

10 October 2024

Closing date

31 January 2024

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

1 October 2024

Contract end date

30 September 2029

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

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 solution to provide an editorial optimisation tool. The tool must have real-time monitoring functionality and enable the BBC to optimise audience metrics by making editorial adaptations to page layout and content of BBC websites and mobile applications on iOS and Android, and to monitor the effects of such editorial adaptations.

The Service must enable the BBC to send an unlimited page view volumes from any page delivered as responsive web (including hybrid/wrapped mobile applications), plus any BBC native apps.

The BBC has a large volume demand for these services, for example processing daily volumes in the region of:

1) 113m page views
2) 16m unique visitors
3) 40m engagement minutes
4) 6,500 API calls a day

Volumes are indicative due to the nature of the BBC's business and may be impacted by key events such as sporting events or major news stories.

The BBC estimates there will be in the region of 1,000 users of the system.

The contracts initial term is for a period of 2 years. The Contract may be extended at the BBC's discretion by up to 12 months on three (3) occasions.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Editorial Optimisation Tool

  • Opportunity
  • Published 13 December 2023

Award information

Awarded date

26 April 2024

Contract start date

1 October 2024

Contract end date

30 September 2029

Total value of contract

£2,750,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Chartbeat Inc.

Address

826 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10003, USA

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Connie Moseley

Address

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Broadcasting House, Portland Place
London
W1A 1AA
England

Email

connie.moseley@bbc.co.uk