Official UK procurement notice
Device and Browser Testing Platform
Authority: The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe BBC has purchased a Device & Browser Testing platform. The BBC requires a
proven, robust, scalable device and browser testing platform to enable BBC development
teams to efficiently test functionality and features across a vast representation of its
audience’s devices and browsers. The platform will be used across the BBC ranging from
small one-off projects running manual acceptance tests to ongoing products running a
suite of automated, scripted manual and exploratory tests. A detailed specification is set
out in ITT documentation Section C – Specification Of Requirements. The Contract will be
for an initial term of 2 (two) years with options to extend by 2 x 12 month extensions, to
a maximum of 4 (four) years. The BBC is acting on its own behalf and as agent for other
BBC Subsidiaries and entities.
CPV: Software testing
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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)
- Merit: 60%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Merit: 60
- Price: 40
- Suitability
Where there is more than one economic operator, the BBC reserves the right to require a grouping of economic operators to take a particular legal form or to require a single economic operator to take primary liability or to require that each party undertakes joint and several liability.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 22 Apr 2022, 15:41 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Nov 2022, 14:46 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 23 May 2022 – …
- Authority reference
PROC/2022/02/FN- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-030852- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-032faeFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
As stated in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The applicable review time limits shall
be as stated in Regulations 92 and 93 Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Publisher note: In the case of technology requirements, the BBC may involve its technology partner (Atos IT Solutions and Services Limited) to assist in the scoping and drafting of invitations to tender and/or the evaluation of tenders. However, the final decision as to which is the most economically advantageous (by reference to the award criteria) will be made by the BBC. The awarding authority reserves the right not to award a contract and to annul the procurement process at any stage. Tenders and all supporting documents must be priced in sterling and all payments will be made in sterling. The contract shall be subject to English law. The awarding authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest, or any tender and reserves the right to accept part of a tender unless the tenderer expressly stipulates otherwise in the tender document.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 May 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 23 May 2022, 12:00 BST
Timeline
23 May 2022 → 1 Nov 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline23 May 2022, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened23 May 2022, 12:00 BST
- Notice published1 Nov 2022, 14:46 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete1 Nov 2022, 14:46 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sauce Labs Europe GmbH | £1 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Device & Browser Testing Platform · Sauce Labs Europe GmbH
- Signed
- 31 Oct 2022
- Value
- £1
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Business and Property Courts of England and WalesMediation bodyReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Sauce Labs Europe GmbHAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria