Notice Information
Notice Title
BBC Bitesize Schools Tour Audio Visual Equipment and Crew Hire
Notice Description
This is the Procurement for the provision of BBC Bitesize Schools Tour Audio Visual Equipment and Crew Hire to the Beneficiaries. The BBC is looking to appoint a single supplier who will be contracted on a 1 year term with the option to extend for a further year. The BBC Bitesize Careers tour aims to visit over 140 schools across the country, running careers sessions for students between the ages of 11-16. By the end of the tour, the aim is to have reached 110,000 secondary school students. The appendix to Section B will set out the award criteria for this tender. The BBC Education Development Department is sponsoring this procurement project. IMPORTANT NOTE: For clarity the procedure being used for this procurement is the Competitive Flexible Procedure and NOT the open procedure. Description of the competitive flexible procedure for this procurement are as follows: - Initial submission of tenders - Clarifications - Final evaluation - Final stage to include a best an final offer (BAFO)
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The initial contract term will be a 1 year term with the option to extend for a further year.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-051929
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046345-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
-
- CPV Codes
32320000 - Television and audio-visual equipment
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £346,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £346,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £346,011 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £346,011 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Aug 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 16 Jun 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 14 Jul 20257 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Jul 2025 - 31 Jul 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- 2027-05-03
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BBC (BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- Contact Name
- Michael Drake
- Contact Email
- no_reply@bbc.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +447711913472
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
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046345-2025
6th August 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040178-2025
15th July 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023425-2025
20th May 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023374-2025
20th May 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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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