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BBC SaaS Project Management Tool

BBC (BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

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Award

23 Jan 2026 at 16:10

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01 Oct 2025 at 12:19

Tender

16 Sep 2025 at 13:59

Summary of the contracting process

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has concluded the award phase for their project titled "BBC SaaS Project Management Tool," aimed at enhancing project and portfolio management across its departments. TMI Systems, a small-to-medium enterprise, was selected as the supplier. The project, with a gross value of £780,000, pertains to the industry category of 'services' with a focus on project management software. The open procurement employed a competitive flexible procedure, marking the procurement as above threshold. The contract is set to commence on 9th February 2026, running until 8th February 2030, with the potential for a one-year extension. This initiative is positioned across the United Kingdom, offering opportunities for innovation and scalability within the public sector. The official award was announced on 23rd January 2026 following a thorough evaluation process that received considerable interest from SMEs.

This tender opens significant business growth avenues for SMEs specialising in Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions, specifically those offering project management capabilities with integration features suitable for complex organisational structures. Given the need to interface with existing systems like SAP and Jira, companies with robust integration capabilities stand a competitive advantage. Organisations aiming to penetrate the public sector, particularly those with expertise in scalable software platforms capable of serving large institutions, are perfectly aligned to benefit. The BBC's requirement for a solution that enhances cross-departmental collaboration, strategic alignment, and transformation management can serve as a benchmarking opportunity for suppliers looking to showcase their software capabilities. The project emphasises scalable portfolio oversight and risk management, key aspects for companies looking to expand their footprint in public service contracting.

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Notice Title

BBC SaaS Project Management Tool

Notice Description

Across the BBC 100s of projects & programmes costing PS100s of millions are underway concurrently. To effectively manage people and investment capital, risk, maintain alignment with strategy and optimise return on investment, active portfolio management is required. This requires visibility of plans, spend, risks and issues at portfolio level (e.g. BBC Critical Projects Portfolio or Technology and Media Operations Portfolio) as well as more detailed views of these factors at project and programme level. The information needs to 'nest' in such a way as the detailed project/programme view informs the portfolio overview. Currently, project & portfolio management in the BBC relies on multiple distinct tools. The BBC is seeking a common PPM (Project & Portfolio Management) Tool to enable it to build on the introduction of BBC Align - the BBC's standard project management processes and facilitate this overall Portfolio view. By adopting a centralised, scalable software platform that can be used by all projects, programmes and portfolios across the corporation, we will be able to have relevant oversight and therefore more effectively manage risk, issues and resource allocations. Integrate with existing systems (i.e. SAP, Jira etc.) is also a requirement. In this way, the BBC will enhance cross-departmental collaboration, track risks and issues at both company and portfolio levels, monitor benefits realisation and return on investment, as well as ensuring strategic alignment for key initiatives, and enabling more effective management of company level transformation changes. The solution may be utilised by all departments delivering projects within BBC Public Service, including the BBC Transformation Office, Technology & Media Operations, Product Group (for selected projects), Content, News, Nations, CCOG and HR.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Initial contract is for four (4) years with an option to extend for a further one (1) year.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-059b74
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006341-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

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


CPV Codes

48331000 - Project management software package

72212331 - Project management software development services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£650,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£650,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
£650,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Jan 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
17 Oct 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 Jan 20261 months ago
Contract Period
9 Feb 2026 - 8 Feb 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BBC (BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
no_reply@bbc.co.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

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
1
Supplier Name

TMI SYSTEMS

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