Published date: 10 January 2020

This notice was replaced on 3 October 2022

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Awarded contract (published 3 October 2022)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Software package and information systems - 48000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£1,400,000

Procurement reference

tender_220853/827838

Published date

10 January 2020

Closing date

10 February 2020

Contract start date

1 May 2020

Contract end date

30 April 2027

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 is seeking to purchase a music rotation capability for use by radio stations and networks to generate track by track playlists according to user defined rules. An effective rotation capability is pivotal to a radio station's operation and performance. It is a key component in realising music policies as audience facing propositions. This ITT is to procure a single solution to support the BBC's linear national and local radio services for network radio (Radio 1, 1Xtra, Radio 2, 6Music, Asian Network), English Regions Local Radio (41 stations)as well as 3 services in Wales (1 English language service (Radio Wales) and 2 Welsh language services(Radio Cymru 1 and 2). The contract will be for an initial term of 3 years with options to extend by 2 x 24 month extensions, to a maximum of 7 years. BBC Nations, Scotland and Northern Ireland, are out of scope for this procurement, as is the BBC's Non Linear Service BBC Sounds.
The anticipated contract value is expected to be up to a maximum of 1 400 000,00 GBP over the full 7 year term.
The BBC is about to start the process of evolving to a 'Digital Ecosystem' designed to drive the digital transformation of the BBC and enable the evolution of our portfolio from broadcast to online led. This has prompted the BBC to think differently about our procurement requirements. The technology strategy underpinning the Digital Ecosystem provides direct support for the change from broadcast to online lead by requiring procured software to participate in a flexible ecosystem of built and bought solutions by integrating easily with other applications in the BBC Digital Ecosystem. Having analysed the types of collaboration needed ,the BBC has prioritised a set of software capabilities exposed at an API level to support this collaboration -the Digital Ecosystem Foundations. Whilst no 'Foundations' are yet in place, the initial set to be developed and those to which procured systems will need to integrate during the lifetime of any music rotation contract are included in the specification of requirement. In practical terms, this direction of travel gives rise to a series of non functional requirements around these capabilities and the integration capabilities underpinning their effective operation. Nevertheless, bidders should note that this is a direction of travel and integrating effectively with a current landscape that does not have the 'Foundation objects' is of paramount importance as described in the specification.

Bidders should also note that the BBC has aspirations to utilise the categorisation data associated with tracks in order to inform and underpin personalised recommendations for the audience. In practice, this will involve integrating with another BBC system via an API.

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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.
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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);
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About the buyer

Contact name

Felicity Norris

Address

Broadcast Centre. White City Place, 201 Wood Lane
London
W12 7TQ
England

Email

felicity.hendry1@bbc.co.uk