Planning

BBC Public Service Data Platform - Request for Information (RFI)

THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION (BBC)

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Planning

13 Apr 2023 at 15:35

Planning

11 Apr 2023 at 13:37

Summary of the contracting process

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is in the planning stage of a public procurement process for the BBC Public Service Data Platform. The procurement involves a Request for Information (RFI) to understand software capabilities for a self-service data platform. The BBC is seeking information on data governance, data quality, data pipeline capabilities, and more. The engagement end date for this procurement is set for 26th April 2023.

This tender from the BBC offers opportunities for businesses providing data-related products and services. Companies specialising in data governance, data quality tools, ELT and ETL data pipeline capabilities, data visualization, metrics layer capabilities, and data storage services would be well-suited to compete. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly encouraged to participate in this tender process to support the BBC's data transformation programme.

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Notice Title

BBC Public Service Data Platform - Request for Information (RFI)

Notice Description

This notice is for a Request for Information ("RFI") that will help the BBC understand the software capabilities available to support a self-service data platform that is being developed by BBC Public Service. The scope of this Request for Information is within the public service arm of the BBC, which currently operates with a centralised data platform team that supports, owns, and maintains infrastructure for collection, storage, transformation, and exposure of data to the rest of the organisation. The vast majority of requests for new data and products from the data are funnelled through this centralised team, who often do not own the domain knowledge for many of the datasets. As part of the data transformation programme, the BBC is moving to a data mesh structure, in which the central platform team will provide the core data capabilities that can be reused by the rest of the organisation to self-serve their data needs. This will help the data platform to efficiently scale in a cost-effective manner to meet the growing data demands of the organisation and its vision. The BBC is requesting information regarding products and services in the market to deliver these core data capabilities in a data mesh structure. The BBC is looking for information regarding the following capabilities (Note: You may submit a response for one or more of these capabilities): 1. Data Governance and Data Quality tooling. 2. Self-service ELT and ETL data pipeline capabilities. 3. Tooling and infrastructure to provide and/or support for data transformation, aggregation, segmentation, and machine learning. 4. Data Visualisation Capabilities. 5. Metrics Layer capabilities. 6. Data Storage capabilities. For the avoidance of doubt, any information provided to the BBC in response to this RFI will be treated as confidential and non-binding. No contract will be awarded as a consequence of this RFI process. Should you choose to respond to this RFI the BBC will take on board all responses when shaping any potential future procurement activity. Additional information: 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 https://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 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 'PQQ/ITT Details' box. 3. Responding to the RFI: 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 - You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification. 3.3 - Note the deadline for completion, and then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the RFI. 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.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-e18e06d7-175c-4a6d-b326-077913511076
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/05ad5321-f94c-4a46-8609-badee40b425d
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems


CPV Codes

48600000 - Database and operating software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Apr 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
26 Apr 2023Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION (BBC)
Contact Name
Rob Overton
Contact Email
rob.overton@bbc.co.uk
Contact Phone
07531929007

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

Further Information

Notice Documents

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