Find a TenderPast planning noticePreliminary market engagement notice
Published 24 Oct 2025, 14:31 BST

Official UK procurement notice

TV Licensing Digital Strategy Enablement

Official notice

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

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 5 yrsends 30 Nov 2031 · starts 1 Dec 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The BBC is seeking information from suppliers to inform its future digital transformation of TV Licensing, aiming to improve automation, data integration, and customer engagement. The strategy focuses on implementing advanced campaign management, analytics, and data warehousing solutions to support personalised, multi-channel communications and operational efficiency. Respondents are invited to provide insights on technology capabilities, implementation approaches, pricing models, and innovations, with submissions due via the Jaggaer portal by 21st November 2025. This RFI is exploratory and non-binding, intended to shape future procurement decisions without guaranteeing any contractual outcomes.

CPV: License management software development services · Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 5 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Dec 2026 – 30 Nov 2031 (5 yrs)
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

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
24 Oct 2025, 14:31 BST
Last source update
7 Nov 2025, 16:16 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-072175
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
License management software development servicesSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d37f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

24 Oct 2025 → 1 Dec 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published368 days ago
    24 Oct 2025, 14:31 BST
  2. Latest notice published354 days ago
    7 Nov 2025, 16:16 GMT
  3. Market engagement325 days ago
    5 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT

    Suppleirs must sign an NDA before accessing the RFI documentation. The NDA can be found on the BBC's eTendering Portal Jaggaer at bbc.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html ↗. This should be sent through the messaging portal with an email address of the signatory.

  4. Today
    27 Oct 2026
  5. Contract startsin 34 days
    1 Dec 2026

Notice history

3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Oct 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    24 Oct 2025, 14:31 BST
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    24 Oct 2025, 16:21 BST
    UK2
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    7 Nov 2025, 16:16 GMT
    UK2
Published amendments (1)

The BBC is withdrawing this notice and suppliers should not submit a response to it.

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 email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure