Social Media Listening Services

Contract summary

Industry

• Data services - 72300000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£750,000 to £860,000

Procurement reference

tender_274523/990953

Published date

24 August 2021

Closing date

22 September 2021

Closing time

1pm

Contract start date

1 December 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: Open (FTS)

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

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Description

At the BBC, the audience is at the heart of everything we do.
Thanks to social media and social listening we can hear from our audiences, in the UK and
around the world, much quicker and in greater detail than ever before.
We use social listening to help inform and cover news. BBC News and BBC World Service are
known globally as some of the most trusted and valued news brands. Social listening can
help us to tell stories quickly - and find content, contributors and to analyse trends and
better serve our audience.
BBC Monitoring is another key user for this tender. The service monitors over 3,000 sources
across radio, TV, press, online and social, in 100 languages. Their purpose remains to
observe, understand and explain the world's media to help our users interpret key events.

The Contract will have a term of 3 years and 4 months. 4 months for transition and
implementation, and 3 years for the service delivery.

The Contract may be extended at the BBC's discretion by two periods of 1 year each.

The estimated value range for this tender is between £400.000 - £520.000 for 3 years.
Including the extension period of 2 years, the 5 years estimated value range is £750.000 - £860.000

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More information

Links

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

Additional text

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About the buyer

Contact name

Anna Neuman

Address

Broadcasting House, Portland Place
London
W1A 1AA
England

Email

anna.neuman@bbc.co.uk