Published date: 7 December 2023

Last edited date: 7 December 2023

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: 8 January 2024, 2pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Recreational, cultural and sporting services - 92000000

Location of contract

E20 1JQ

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

IT-117-3265-BC/03265

Published date

7 December 2023

Closing date

8 January 2024

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

16 January 2024

Contract end date

31 December 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

We are looking to pilot a research and insight podcast. This series (6-12 episodes) will bring together British Council experts, as well as global researchers and practitioners in the fields of international development and cultural relations.

We are seeking a supplier to:
o In collaboration with the British Council, develop the podcast concept, strategy, identity, and plan of work, ensuring that the podcast pilot aligns with audience behaviour and best practice.
o Oversee and support the preparation for recordings - including formulate the script and structure for all episodes of the pilot, provide coaching on best practice for the podcast host(s), and brief guests for technical quality (episode research and guest recruitment will be handled by the British Council).
o Provide and set up the recording equipment, and direct and monitor the recording sessions to assure high technical quality for each episode.
o Edit, mix, and master the recordings to a high professional standard of audio quality.
o Set up the podcast channel, distribute it across all major podcast platforms, and provide access to analytics and audience insights.
o Provide promotional advice and strategy.
The above is a summary of our minimum requirements - however, we are open to additional services that can improve our podcast design, quality, and reach (subject to these being deliverable within our timeframes).
The selected supplier may also be offered the opportunity to continue working on the second phase of our podcast (future seasons), subject to the performance of our pilot and budget availability.

More information

Links

Additional text

If you are interested in expressing an interest and/or bidding for this project, please go to https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil . You may then have to register your company before you can express an interest for this project and get access the documents.

The selected supplier may be offered an extension for up to an additional 2 years (subject to pilot performance and budget availability).

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Brian D'Mello

Address

1 Redman Place
Stratford
London
E20 1JQ
United Kingdom

Telephone

-

Email

Brian.DMello@BritishCouncil.Org