Official UK procurement notice
Online Information Services 2025
Authority: BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe BBC is seeking a Supplier to provide an Online Information Services. The Supplier shall provide an existing – “off-the shelf” web-based application with access to current content and an extensive archive. The service must include access to a wide range of searchable full text content including major United Kingdom national and regional newspapers, international newspapers, magazines, specialist titles and other sources.
The service will form part of an essential research resource available to the BBC’s workforce and extended workforce both within and outside the United Kingdom, and possibly to BBC Group.
The spend range over the 4 year term (3 years plus 1) is between £1,100,000 - £1,450,000 million (excluding VAT). The spend ranges are not committed spend ranges, and are therefore "only an
estimation" of spend that could be made through the Agreement.
- How the procedure runs: The procedure will consist of the Initial Tender stage. Tenders will be evaluated and scored. Then top 3 suppliers will be invited to the Final Stage - Commercial Dialogue Session(s). Following the session(s) all 3 tenderers' will need to submit their Best and Final Offer to the BBC. For full details please refer to the Tender Documentation.
- No preliminary market engagement: The BBC have decided not to conduct the market engagement on this occasion.
CPV: License management software development services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,450,000
- Economic & financial standing
Tenderer is advised to refer to the Tender Documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
Tenderer is advised to refer to the 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: 60%
- Whole Life Cost (WLC): 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Whole Life Cost (WLC)
- Economic & financial standing
Tenderer is advised to refer to the Tender Documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
Tenderer is advised to refer to the Tender Documentation.
- 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- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- 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
- 2 Apr 2025, 14:48 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Nov 2025, 11:25 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 7 Jul 2025
- Authority reference
PROC_2025_04_AN- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-012552- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fc0fFind a Tender
- How it runs
The procedure will consist of the Initial Tender stage. Tenders will be evaluated and scored. Then top 3 suppliers will be invited to the Final Stage - Commercial Dialogue Session(s). Following the session(s) all 3 tenderers' will need to submit their Best and Final Offer to the BBC.
For full details please refer to the Tender Documentation.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 2 May 2025, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Please register your interest in this project by taking 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 tender:
2.1 - Login to the portal with the username/password.
2.2 - Click the 'ITTs Open to all Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier).
2.3 - Click on the relevant ITT to access the content.
2.4 - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. 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.
- 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 Tender 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. There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available).
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 tender should be submitted via the BBC's eSourcing portal at bbc.bravosolution.co.uk ↗ * *
Timeline
2 Apr 2025 → 4 Nov 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published2 Apr 2025, 14:48 BST
- Submission deadline2 May 2025, 14:00 BST
- Award decision expected by7 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published357 days ago4 Nov 2025, 11:25 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Apr 2025- Tender notice published2 Apr 2025, 14:48 BSTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published4 Nov 2025, 11:25 GMTUK12
- Status changed to complete4 Nov 2025, 11:25 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 4 Nov 2025 | CancelledThe BBC has taken the decision to terminate this procurement as the current process no longer delivers value for money for the licence fee payer. We appreciate the interest and work you have put into this tender and hope that you won’t be discouraged from bidding for future BBC projects. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender