Official UK procurement notice
Local Democracy Reporting Platform Service
Authority: BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is the Procurement for the provision of Local Democracy Reporting Services (LDRS) platforms for the Local News Partnership System (LNPS). The BBC’s existing current contract for these services is expiring, and the BBC is looking to re-tender this contract.
The LNPS is a suite of tools for the creation and distribution of content by journalists for local news partners to review and/or download content from. It comprises:- a Platform for the creation of LDRS stories i.e. a LDRS Authoring System, and the review/approval workflow for publishing stories, the uploading, storing and managing of assets (video, audio, images) and their association with stories, plus a separate content portal for partners to search, discover and use text and associated content
The BBC is seeking to procure a value-for-money solution that delivers the required functionality, implementation, support and ongoing service requirements over the new contract term.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 27 Sept 2031, 00:59 BST.
- 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: Not applicable, PME was carried out.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£1,300,000
- Technical & professional ability
For full details please refer to tender documentation
- Economic & financial standing
For full details please refer to tender documentation
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
- Technical & professional ability
For full details please refer to tender documentation
- Economic & financial standing
For full details please refer to tender documentation
- 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
- Closed
- 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)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 27 Sept 2031
- First published
- 28 Sept 2026, 16:58 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Sept 2026, 16:58 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 19 Mar 2027
- Authority reference
PROC 2026 73 SW LDRS- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-091594- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077be1Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Standard BBC Payments terms apply (30 days).
- 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
- Risks
Not applicable at this stage.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 26 Oct 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 26 Oct 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
28 Sept 2026 → 1 Jan 2028 · 5 dates- Tender notice published28 days ago28 Sept 2026, 16:58 BST
- Clarification questions by16h ago26 Oct 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Submission deadline16h ago26 Oct 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 143 days19 Mar 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts1 Jan 2028
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published28 Sept 2026, 16:58 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender