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Published 2 Jun 2025, 11:49 BST

Official UK procurement notice

BBC Media Supply Chain Orchestration Platform (RFI)

Official notice

Authority: BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) (Public body)

ServicesAbove threshold
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 4 moends 1 Dec 2025 · starts 1 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION Media Supply Chain Orchestration Platform

The BBC operates multiple supply chains for the acquisition, processing, and distribution of media and associated files. Underpinning each of these supply chains is some form of orchestration, scheduling and initiating actions, and reporting the results of those actions to users and other systems. Some of the supply chains are wrapped up in managed services, some rely on orchestration tools which the BBC has built itself.

The BBC now wishes to consolidate some of its media supply chains and is seeking to understand how it could buy a media supply orchestration platform as a software-as-a-service tool to enable this activity. The BBC is not looking for a single tool to replace all of its supply chains in one go but is looking to buy the foundations for a platform which could over time absorb workloads as opportunities present themselves. Therefore, the tool will provide a common platform on which the BBC can build supply chain workflows itself, and which provides very high availability and correct-every-time execution of requirements.

The workflows that may be built using the tool span the whole of the BBC’s business: from longform TV programme receipt, to handling audio programmes, to packaging programmes for onward distribution on third party platforms. The BBC wants to be able to build these workflows itself, without intervention from or reliance on the vendor, so that workflows can be developed, enhanced, and taken down at the BBC’s election.

CPV: Information technology services · Software programming and consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 4 mo

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
2 Jun 2025, 11:49 BST
Last source update
2 Jun 2025, 11:49 BST
Authority reference
PROC 2025 51 AC
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-029099
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Information technology servicesSoftware programming and consultancy services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052a85 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

2 Jun 2025 → 1 Aug 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    2 Jun 2025, 11:49 BST
  2. Market engagement
    23 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST

    In order to take part in this RFI, please take the following steps:

    1 - Register your company on the Jaggaer eSourcing portal (this is only required once):

    1.1 Go to 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 RFI:

    2.1 - Login to the portal with the username/password.

    2.2 - Click the 'PQQs Open to all Suppliers' link.

    2.3 - Click on the relevant PQQ to access the content.

    2.4 - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. This will move the PQQ into your 'My PQQs 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 Details' box.

    1. Responding to the tender:

    3.1 - Click 'My Response' under PQQ Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining).

    3.2 - All RFI documentation can be found within the eTendering portal.

    3.3 - Note the deadline for completion, and then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ.

    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 Jaggaer eSourcing help desk.

  3. Contract starts
    1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    2 Jun 2025, 11:49 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJRB-3233-GTQL Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London, London, W1A 1AAContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure