Find a TenderPast planning noticePreliminary market engagement notice
Published 5 Jun 2025, 16:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

RFI - Access Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

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

ServicesAbove threshold
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 1 moends 27 Jun 2025 · starts 5 Jun 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

As part of an exploratory phase helping to shape our future strategy for Access Services, this Request for Information (RFI) is live with the aim of gaining a current picture of potential available solutions suitable for a global organisation the size and scale of the BBC.

Access Services encompasses the delivery of Subtitling, Audio Description (AD) and British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation across the BBC’s television and on demand/streaming output. All three services are delivered recorded/prepared and, where required, live.

The BBC would welcome responses to this RFI allowing them to build an understanding of current solutions available in the marketplace.

Please note that there is no future contract start and end date to share as this is for information purposes only. The dates provided in that section are the start and end date of this RFI exercise.

CPV: Television production services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 1 mo
Contract period: 5 Jun 2025 – 27 Jun 2025 (1 mo)
Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
5 Jun 2025, 16:45 BST
Last source update
5 Jun 2025, 16:45 BST
Authority reference
PROC 2025 49
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-030386
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Television production services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0543f1 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

5 Jun 2025 → 27 Jun 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Contract starts
    5 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
  2. Planning notice published
    5 Jun 2025, 16:45 BST
  3. Market engagement
    27 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST

    To take part in this RFI, please take 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 RFI:

    2.1 - Login to the portal with the username/password.

    2.2 - Click the 'PQQs Open to all Suppliers' link.

    2.3 - Click on the relevant PQQ to access the content.

    2.4 - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. This will move the PQQ into your 'My PQQs 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 'PQQ Details' box.

    1. Responding to the tender:

    3.1 - Click 'My Response' under PQQ Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining).

    3.2 - All RFI documentation can be found within the eTendering portal.

    3.3 - Note the deadline for completion, and then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ.

    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.

    Deadline for clarification questions – Friday 20th June 2025 at 14:00 (UK Time)

    Deadline for submitting an RFI response – Friday 27th June 2025 at 14:00 (UK Time)

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    5 Jun 2025, 16:45 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

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 name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure