Local News Partnership - 'Supplier' Applications 2021

Contract summary

Industry

• Supply services of personnel including temporary staff - 79620000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£31,000,000

Procurement reference

tender_252517/908738

Published date

4 December 2020

Closing date

15 January 2021

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

1 July 2021

Contract end date

30 June 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

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Description

A key component of the BBC's public purpose mission is to ensure that audiences can engage fully with major local issues, essential to democracy, keeping audiences informed and holding local authority to account. The BBC works with the local news industry to improve the provision of local journalism and is now conducting a competitive procurement for the reselection of 'Suppliers' for the local democracy reporting service across the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man, to deliver the recruitment of 165 journalists, employed by local news providers, across 118 Contract Areas.

A 'Supplier' receives the free content generated through the local democracy reporting service, news hub and shared data unit, and employs one or more of the local democracy reporters to report on local democratic institutions in the relevant contract Area(s) including top-tier local authorities, county councils, unitary authorities and metropolitan boroughs in the UK.

165 local democracy reporters to report on 118 'Contract Areas' (118 lots) across the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man.

Full details of the lotting structure can be found at the following link: https://bbc.com/lnp/documents/reporter_contract_distribution_2021.pdf

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More information

Links

• https://bbc.bravosolution.co.uk/
• Tender notice
• BBC eSourcing

Additional text

Please register your interest in this project by taking the following steps:

1) Register your company on the Jaggaer eTendering 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 eTendering help desk.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Jonathan Palfreeman

Address

Broadcasting House, Portland Place
London
W1A 1AA
England

Email

jonathan.palfreeman@bbc.co.uk