Published date: 23 September 2016

This notice was replaced on 23 September 2016

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 21 September 2017)

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.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Television production services - 92221000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£6,200,000 to £9,000,000

Procurement reference

PROC/2016/08/JP

Published date

23 September 2016

Closing date

24 October 2016

Contract start date

1 April 2017

Contract end date

31 March 2023

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

The BBC seeks a supplier to editorialise Programme Metadata produced by BBC Upstream Originators to create a complete, high quality set of Programme Metadata for publication to our TV, Radio and online audiences. Syndication of this Programme Metadata to external third parties is not part of these requirements and will be undertaken according to the BBC's Distribution Framework and Guidelines with particular attention being paid to prominence, curation and attribution within 3rd party discovery portals. Audience facing Programme Metadata is the main conduit through which our audiences discover BBC content. It is imperative that the Programme Metadata presented to our audiences is clear, consistent, factual, accurate, complete and timely. Programme metadata must be created and curated so that it is suitable to be read by all audiences. Inaccurate, incomplete or missing Programme Metadata has a detrimental effect on our audiences experience and can put at risk the reputation of the BBC.

More information

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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.

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, 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 Bravo e-Tendering help desk.

About the buyer

Contact name

Jonny Palfreeman

Address

Q1155, 1st Floor, Quay House, MediaCityUK,
Salford,
M50 2QH
England

Email

jonathan.palfreeman@bbc.co.uk

Website

www.bbc.co.uk/supplying