Published date: 29 June 2018

This notice was replaced on 28 February 2019

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 30 April 2019, last edited 30 April 2019)

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.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Training services - 80500000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£3,293,000

Procurement reference

tender_167405/685184

Published date

29 June 2018

Closing date

30 July 2018

Contract start date

1 January 2019

Contract end date

31 December 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure (above threshold)

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

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 is seeking a number of suppliers to support the BBC in the provision of training and development of software development and delivery for its staff throughout the UK. Such suppliers must be capable of demonstrating a high level of knowledge and experience and be able to deliver value for money training in various formats such as: primarily face to face, E-learning and other blended learning approaches to be proposed by the supplier.

The requirement is to be procured by means of a Framework Agreement with a Call Off Procedure and split into four Lots, with Lot 1 further split into three discrete Sub-Lots:

Lot 1: Software Development:

Lot 1a: Programming Languages, Libraries and Frameworks

Lot 1b: Cloud, Virtualisation, Distributed Systems and Containers

Lot 1c: Software Engineering

Lot 2: Agile Software Delivery

Lot 3: Business Analysis for Software Delivery

Lot 4: Networking IP

The Framework Agreement will have an initial term of two years commencing on 1st January 2019 and ending on 31st December 2020. The Framework Agreement may be extended at the BBC's discretion by up to two years at two twelve monthly periods.

More information

Links

Additional text

To take part in this opportunity: 1 - Register your company on the Bravo Solution 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

viorica.swift.ext@bbc.co.uk