Official UK procurement notice
BBC Sports Managed Service
Authority: BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBBC Sport have a need for a service partner to manage technical crews for the delivery of Gallery Operations, Editing, Ingest, Quality Control and Media Management. This is essentially a staff only operation with the necessary facilities being provided by the BBC or other managed service providers for edit systems. BBC Sport has a need to reprocure as the current expires on 31/03/26.
The service includes staffing the 3rd floor of Quay House Media Citysport production, Multimedia 1 and 2 galleries, sub mix 1,2 and 3 areas, off tube 1 and 2. There are 12 craft edits in Quay House plus 23 desk edits which need crewing with appropriately experienced staff and supported by media management and ingest teams to ensure material is booked in, scheduled for ingest and media managed and archived appropriately maximising reuse and minimising storage. Traditionally the supply of all staff is a blend of service partners core staff and freelancers.
- How the procedure runs: Competitive Flexible procedure without Conditions of Participation. The procedure will consist of the following stages: Invitation to Tender ITT and Final Stage: - Clarifications, Evaluation and Shortlisting - BAFO For full details please refer to the Tender Documents
- No preliminary market engagement: no market engagement carried out
CPV: Motion picture and video tape production and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£20,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
for full details please refer to tender documentaion
- Technical & professional ability
for full details please refer to tender documentaion
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 50%
- Cost: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Cost
- Economic & financial standing
for full details please refer to tender documentaion
- Technical & professional ability
for full details please refer to tender documentaion
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Jun 2025, 17:05 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Nov 2025, 14:13 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 29 Sept 2025
- Authority reference
PROC/2025/96/SW- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-033854- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05505fFind a Tender
- How it runs
Competitive Flexible procedure without Conditions of Participation.
The procedure will consist of the following stages:
Invitation to Tender ITT and Final Stage:
- Clarifications, Evaluation and Shortlisting
- BAFO
For full details please refer to the Tender Documents
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 Jul 2025, 09:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 7 Jul 2025, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
In order to take part in this tender, 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.
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2 - Express an interest in the tender:
2.1 - Login to the portal with the username/password.
2.2 - Click the 'ITT Open to all Suppliers' link.
2.3 - Click on the relevant ITT to access the content.
2.4 - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. Once you accept the Conditions of Confidentiality, this will move the ITT into your '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 'ITT Details' box.
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- Responding to the tender:
3.1 - Click 'My Response' under ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining).
3.2 - All ITT documentation can be found within the eTendering portal.
3.3 - Note the deadline for completion, and then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT.
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.
- * All questions relating to this ITT should be submitted via the BBC's eSourcing portal at bbc.bravosolution.co.uk ↗
Timeline
19 Jun 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published19 Jun 2025, 17:05 BST
- Clarification questions by7 Jul 2025, 14:00 BST
- Submission deadline14 Jul 2025, 09:00 BST
- Award decision expected by393 days ago29 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends336 days ago25 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent334 days ago28 Nov 2025
- Latest notice published333 days ago28 Nov 2025, 14:13 GMT
- Contract starts210 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
7 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Jun 2025- Tender notice published19 Jun 2025, 17:05 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published20 Jun 2025, 09:15 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published14 Nov 2025, 18:06 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete14 Nov 2025, 18:06 GMT
- Contract award notice published24 Nov 2025, 15:46 GMTUK6
- Contract award notice published28 Nov 2025, 14:13 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected10 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-06: 2 releases · 19 Jun 2025, 20 Jun 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timeline Television LimitedBBC Sport Managed Service1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: 1+1 · Amended: Important note: The BBC has withdrawn this notice. This notice will be revised and updated in due course. · Amended: The BBC will now be observing an eight-day standstill period before entering into any contract, in accordance with the requirements of the Procurement Act 2023. This period will conclude on 9th December 2025 at 23.59. This date takes precedence over any previous dates. Other changes: - Award decision date changed from 14/11/2025 to 28/11/2025. - Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers ch… | £19,554,143 | 28 Nov 2025standstill to 25 Nov 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one | 3 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- did not winTanooki Technologies Ltd · North West England
- did not winSTREAMLAND MEDIA UK LIMITED · Greater London
- wonTimeline Television · Greater London
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- STREAMLAND MEDIA UK LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- Tanooki Technologies LtdBidder / tenderer
- Timeline TelevisionAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender