Published date: 8 August 2016

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.


Closing: 9 September 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Software-related services - 72260000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£4,500,000

Procurement reference

PROC201638

Published date

8 August 2016

Closing date

9 September 2016

Contract start date

28 October 2016

Contract end date

27 October 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

Design and Engineering is the Division of the BBC responsible for delivering digital experiences to the audience. Part of the digital portfolio includes a range of audience facing native (iOS and Android) mobile and hybrid applications. Design and Engineering is seeking to establish a short list of preferred suppliers for the provision of mobile development services, and associated services, to support their engineering efforts. The benefits sought in going to market are: • Development of a specialised, focussed capability • Building deep expertise with the BBC Mobile Application Platform (MAP) and MAP component suite • Driving alignment on mobile application build and architecture approach • Driving development of modular, functional, capabilities by augmenting and extending the Mobile Application Platform and in turn, greater utility and reuse across the BBC mobile technology estate.


About the buyer

Contact name

Becky Chisholm

Address

2nd Floor, The Lighthouse, Media Village
201 Wood Lane
London
W12 7TS
England

Telephone

+44 7753902714

Email

rebecca.chisholm@bbc.co.uk