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Published 27 Sept 2024, 11:24 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Industry data on the UK audiovisual sector

Official notice

Authority: Ofcom (Public body)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: London (UKI)
Awarded value£376,2502 contracts · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 31 Oct 2024awarded 13 Mar 2025
Awarded to Ampere Analysis Ltd2 awards
Contract term 1 yrends 13 Mar 2026 · extension options published · starts 14 Mar 2025

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Ofcom has a requirement for third-party syndicated data support to further the Research & Intelligence team’s understanding of the audiovisual market in the UK. While the team collects a large amount of its evidence directly from industry stakeholders, it requires further data to supplement its knowledge and understanding of the media landscape. This particularly relates to the video-on-demand (VoD) landscape, as well as the pay TV market and the audio sector.

This requirement has been split into two modules. Tenderers can submit a proposal for one, or both modules. Tenderers must be clear within their proposal as to which modules they wish to be considered and evaluated for. Each module will be evaluated and awarded separately by Ofcom.

As a minimum, the service must deliver the following below. For each module, the service should preferably also provide equivalent or applicable metrics for the audio sector and the online industry.

Module 1: Content analytics

Detail on the hours and titles that comprise UK VoD providers’ catalogues, for both subscription and free-to-view/ad-funded business models (i.e. subscription VoD, broadcaster VoD, ad-funded VoD – abbreviated as SVoD, BVoD and AVoD respectively).

Module 2: Market data

Subscriber, revenue and spend information for pay TV and VoD providers in the UK market.

CPV: Analysis services · Business analysis consultancy services · Data analysis services · Data collection and collation services · Technical analysis or consultancy services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£330,000 together)
Lot #1O Catalogue hours and number of titles, with desiredCancelledRenewal 1 yrPublished value£165,000

o Catalogue hours and number of titles, with desired

breakouts/metadata including:

o Platform and provider level data

o Genre of content

o Type of content (e.g. short-form or long-form, scripted or

unscripted)

o Source of content (e.g. original production or licensed)

o Originality status of content (e.g. Netflix Originals)

o Production company and country of content

o Status of production company (e.g. independent)

o Commissioner of content

o Distributor of content

o Age of content

o Content analytics in respect to YouTube would be desirable, but

not essential. This may include:

o Type of content

o Key channels available

o Types of organisations producing content on YouTube (e.g.

broadcasters, publishers, newspaper brands, production

companies, public organisations)

o Audio sector metrics for this module may include:

o Catalogue information for podcast providers and music

streaming services

o Detail on content that is exclusive to a podcast provider or

streaming service.

o Live radio schedule hours by genre. This could include the

following breakouts:

o Whether a station is music-led or speech-led

o If music-led – primary genre splits

o If speech-led – content genre splits (e.g. news, drama, sport,

documentaries)

Contract period: 14 Mar 2025 – 13 Mar 2026 (1 yr)
Delivery: London
Extensions: At Ofcom’s absolute discretion the contract may be extended for up to two further periods of up to twelve months each. The maximum length of the contract is therefore 3 years. · At Ofcom’s absolute discretion the contract may be extended for up to two further periods of up to twelve months each. The maximum length of the contract is therefore 3 years.Variant bids: not allowed
71620000 Analysis services71621000 Technical analysis or consultancy services72221000 Business analysis consultancy services72314000 Data collection and collation services72316000 Data analysis services
Lot #2• Subscriber/user bases, with desired breakouts including:CancelledRenewal 1 yrPublished value£165,000
  • Subscriber/user bases, with desired breakouts including:

o Platform and provider/operator (e.g. cable, satellite, IPTV, DTT,

VoD – by company)

o Service or business line (e.g. breakouts of pay TV, SVoD, etc,

rather than total customers at the top line only)

o Business model (e.g. FTA or pay, ad-funded or subscription,

online or offline)

o Tier of consumers’ subscriptions or other indicators of package

type (e.g. basic or premium; ad-funded or premium; sports,

movies, etc)

  • Revenues / average revenue per user, with desired breakouts

including:

o Platform and provider/operator (e.g. cable, satellite, IPTV, DTT,

VoD – by provider)

o Service or business line (e.g. breakouts of pay TV, SVoD, etc,

rather than total revenue at the top line only)

o Business model (e.g. FTA or pay, online or offline)

o Revenue source (e.g. subscription, advertising, transactional,

other)

o Tier of subscription revenue or other indicators of package type

(e.g. basic or premium; ad-funded or premium; sports, movies,

etc)

  • Spend and investment with desired breakouts including:

o Content, operational, other

  • Data on YouTube and/or other social video or video-sharing

platforms e.g.

o Ad revenue, with regional and UK splits

o Subscriptions and revenue – YouTube Premium, Premium Lite,

YouTube Music

Additional requirements to be considered as part of module 2:

  • Any equivalent metrics for the above as applied to the audio

sector, i.e. podcast providers, music streaming services and live

radio. This could include:

o Podcast revenues, split by source (e.g. advertising, sponsorship,

subscription, other)

o Podcast content spend

o Music streaming revenues, split by source (e.g. advertising,

subscription)

o Live radio revenues, split by broadcast/online

o Content spend for live radio programming

Contract period: 14 Mar 2025 – 13 Mar 2026 (1 yr)
Delivery: London
Extensions: At Ofcom’s absolute discretion the contract may be extended for up to two further periods of up to twelve months each. The maximum length of the contract is therefore 3 years · At Ofcom’s absolute discretion the contract may be extended for up to two further periods of up to twelve months each. The maximum length of the contract is therefore 3 yearsVariant bids: not allowed
71620000 Analysis services71621000 Technical analysis or consultancy services72221000 Business analysis consultancy services72314000 Data collection and collation services72316000 Data analysis services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
27 Sept 2024, 11:24 BST
Last source update
15 Apr 2025, 09:19 BST
Award evaluation window
31 Oct 2024 – …
Authority reference
C20242108
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-015133
Classification (CPV)
Analysis servicesBusiness analysis consultancy servicesData analysis servicesData collection and collation servicesTechnical analysis or consultancy services
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a378 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://ofcom.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Submission deadline
31 Oct 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
31 Oct 2024, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

ofcom.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Timeline

31 Oct 2024 → 15 Apr 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    31 Oct 2024, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    31 Oct 2024, 12:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    14 Mar 2025
  4. Notice published
    15 Apr 2025, 09:19 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    15 Apr 2025, 09:19 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £376,2502 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 2latest 13 Mar 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Not linked to a lot2 awards
Ampere Analysis LtdSMEModule 1: Content analytics£241,875 †—Awarded
Ampere Analysis LtdSMEModule 2: Market data£134,375 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

OFCOM

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawUK Independent Communications Regulator Riverside House, 2a Southwark Bridge Road, London, London, SE1 9HAContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Court of Appeal of England and WalesMediation bodyReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria