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Digital Engineering Augmentation

THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION (BBC)

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

18 Dec 2023 at 13:20

Award Notice
Tender

26 Apr 2023 at 13:32

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has awarded a contract for the service titled "Digital Engineering Augmentation" in the industry category of Software programming and consultancy services. The contract, divided into two lots, entails a framework agreement for a 3-year term with potential extensions. The total estimated spend is up to £75 million, with individual lot spends of up to £32.5 million. The contract commences in November 2023, and the key dates for each lot vary, running from 02/01/2024 to 04/02/2027, with possible 12-month extensions. The procurement method adopted is selective competitive procedure with negotiation.

This tender by the BBC offers business growth opportunities for companies specialising in software engineering, testing, architecture, and dev ops services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are deemed suitable for participation. Businesses looking to augment BBC teams for agile development and project-based delivery are well-suited to compete. The BBC has outlined a detailed process for companies interested in expressing their interest and responding to the tender through the Jaggaer eSourcing portal.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Digital Engineering Augmentation

Notice Description

The BBC requires a partner to deliver augmented engineering capacity as follows; Lot 1 - an onshore partner to provide individuals to augment BBC teams in BBC locations in the UK. The roles required will include, but are not limited to; software engineers, test engineers, architects, and dev ops specialists. Lot 2 - a nearshore partner ( +- 2 timezones GMT) to provide full agile development teams* to support work package based delivery. The roles required will include, but are not limited to; team leads, software engineers, test engineers, and dev ops specialists. *e.g. 1 technical team lead 4 developers and 2 testers. The requirement is to be procured by means of a Framework Agreement divided into up to 2 Lots. BBC intends to appoint 1 supplier to the Framework to each lot. The Framework Agreement for each Lot will have a term of 3 years commencing in November 2023 and ending in November 2026. The Agreement for each Lot may be extended at the BBC's discretion by up to 2 successive 12 month periods. Spend is estimated to be up to PS32.5m for Lot 1 and up to PS42.5m for Lot 2 with a total maximum estimated spend over the 5 year term for both Lots of PS75m. Contract Start/end dates: Lot 1: Initial term running from 02/01/2024 - 01/01/2027 plus two additional optional 12 month extension periods Lot 2: Initial term running from 05/02/2024 - 04/02/2027 plus two additional optional 12 month extension periods

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-494a4766-d484-40b9-b482-7ec5f2b8d51a
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ab3d1a1d-f1d4-48cb-917e-051d2ab757ec
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive procedure with negotiation (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£75,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£1
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Dec 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
30 May 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 Nov 20232 years ago
Contract Period
2 Jan 2024 - 4 Feb 2029 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION (BBC)
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
W1A 1AA
Post Town
West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
West End
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

ACCENTURE

SPYROSOFT

Further Information

Notice Documents

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