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Published 2 Oct 2025, 10:29 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Remote GP Services to the BBC

Official notice

Authority: BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) (Public body)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£650,000≈ £217k / year · £780,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 3 Nov 2025
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Jan 2029 · up to 31 Jan 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The BBC is seeking to award a contract to an organisation to provide a Remote GP service for UK based employees, continuing and fixed term contracted staff to be able to arrange and have a personal medical consultation, remotely, with a registered UK GP, either online or by phone. The service should allow appointments to be booked in advance by phone or through an online platform (app/web enabled) and to be able to have those appointments by phone and/or online (app/web enabled) at the individuals preference.

  • How the procedure runs: Invitation to Submit initial tender followed by Best and Final Offer process
  • No preliminary market engagement: Official Market Engagement has not been undertaken for this procurement as the service provision required is believed to be well-established in the market place.

CPV: General-practitioner services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£650,000
Contract period: 1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Jan 2031 with extensionsValue: £650,000 exc. VAT · £780,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: 2 additional optional annual extension
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Refer to ITT

  • Technical & professional ability

    Refer to ITT

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40%
  • Cost: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Cost
  • Quality
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Refer to ITT

  • Technical & professional ability

    Refer to ITT

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
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 Oct 2025, 10:29 BST
Last source update
2 Dec 2025, 12:26 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 24 Nov 2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-061575
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
General-practitioner services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a669 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

30 days from receipt of valid invoice

How it runs

Invitation to Submit initial tender followed by Best and Final Offer process

Review and risk notes
Risks

Service Level Agreement contained within the Contract. Please see ITT for more details.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
3 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
27 Oct 2025, 14:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

2 Oct 2025 → 1 Feb 2026 · 6 dates
  1. Tender notice published391 days ago
    2 Oct 2025, 10:29 BST
  2. Clarification questions by365 days ago
    27 Oct 2025, 14:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline358 days ago
    3 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected by337 days ago
    24 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  5. Latest notice published329 days ago
    2 Dec 2025, 12:26 GMT
  6. Contract starts269 days ago
    1 Feb 2026

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Oct 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    2 Oct 2025, 10:29 BST
    UK4
  2. Procurement termination notice published
    2 Dec 2025, 12:26 GMT
    UK12
  3. Status changed to complete
    2 Dec 2025, 12:26 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—1 Dec 2025CancelledThe BBC has taken the decision to terminate this procurement following an internal review. No contract award has been made under this process. We are considering options, which may include reprocurement, and will update you in due course.. We appreciate the interest and work suppliers have put into this tender and hope that they won't be discouraged from bidding for future BBC projects.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJRB-3233-GTQL Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London, London, W1A 1AAContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender