Notice Information
Notice Title
Software as a Service (SaaS) Management Platform - Request for Information (RFI)
Notice Description
The BBC would welcome responses to this RFI in order to inform our thinking prior to any potential procurement exercise. The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to provide the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) with information from the market to identify potential providers that have the capability to support the BBC's growing SaaS provision. The BBC is seeking to understand the availability of SaaS management tools that can provide capabilities in the following areas, but not limited to: * SaaS Discovery and Usage Analytics * Manage Common SaaS App Config and Policy * Compliance Entitlement & Cost Optimization * Security and Protection of Data and Identity * Automation and Orchestration of common tasks, for example on/off Boarding Workflow triggered tasks, pre-set Templates * Dashboards, Insights, Reports, Alerts etc * Integrate via APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) and future SaaS products * After sales service & support With a large estate of products and services, the BBC would like to be able to have a clear view on where best to focus efforts, supporting and building on our current levels of maturity within the organisation; helping to focus the organisation on optimisation and control of product usage and associated operating costs.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The BBC would welcome responses to this RFI in order to inform our thinking prior to any potential procurement exercise. The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to provide the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) with information from the market to identify potential providers that have the capability to support the BBC's growing SaaS provision. The BBC is seeking to understand the availability of SaaS management tools that can provide capabilities in the following areas, but not limited to: * SaaS Discovery and Usage Analytics * Manage Common SaaS App Config and Policy * Compliance Entitlement & Cost Optimization * Security and Protection of Data and Identity * Automation and Orchestration of common tasks, for example on/off Boarding Workflow triggered tasks, pre-set Templates * Dashboards, Insights, Reports, Alerts etc * Integrate via APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) and future SaaS products * After sales service & support With a large estate of products and services, the BBC would like to be able to have a clear view on where best to focus efforts, supporting and building on our current levels of maturity within the organisation; helping to focus the organisation on optimisation and control of product usage and associated operating costs. Additional information: Please register your interest in and respond to this request for information via the following link: https://bbc.bravosolution.co.uk
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03c5b1
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012541-2023
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
48000000 - Software package and information systems
48100000 - Industry specific software package
72260000 - Software-related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 May 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 1 May 2023Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION (BBC)
- Contact Name
- Robert Amil
- Contact Email
- robert.amil@bbc.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1234567890
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
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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