Notice Information
Notice Title
BBC Annual Report Design
Notice Description
This requirement consists of 2 Lots: Lot 1 is for the Production and Design of the BBC Annual Report and Accounts along with the BBC Equality Information Report and Lot 2 is for the Production and Design of the BBC Commissioning Report The BBC is tendering for the services of a supplier to design and produce its Corporate Annual Report and Accounts (ARA) and Full Financial Statements. We would also require the successful Tenderer to also produce the BBC Equality Information Report. The two reports, with the Annual Report as the main document, will look as though they form a suite of documents. As set out above, the BBC may consider publishing as separate reports, one or two sections currently within the Annual Report. The Commissioning Report is an annual report which details the BBC's commissioning and sector development activity across the year in TV and Radio. It is aimed primarily at producers and partners rather than members of the public. It is a data driven report which covers how we have met our Ofcom regulatory commitments, how we are meeting our strategic commitments around diversity, sustainability and production/commissioning across the UK, and our training initiatives and placements. The report is published around the same time as the BBC Annual Report and supporting documents. It is online only, and no print version is required.
Lot Information
Production and Design of BBC Annual Report and EIR Report
The BBC is tendering for the services of a supplier to design and produce its Corporate Annual Report and Accounts (ARA) and Full Financial Statements. We would also require the successful Tenderer to also produce the BBC Equality Information Report. The two reports, with the Annual Report as the main document, will look as though they form a suite of documents. As set out above, the BBC may consider publishing as separate reports, one or two sections currently within the Annual Report. The EIR report contains detailed information about our staff and freelancers across a range of different Characteristics and broken down by a range of categories. This includes performance against our 50:20:12:25 staff diversity goals.
Renewal: There will be an intitial term of 2 years, with three (3) possible further extensions of 12 months on each occasion
Production and Design of BBC Commissionig ReportThe Commissioning Report is an annual report which details the BBC's commissioning and sector development activity across the year in TV and Radio. It is aimed primarily at producers and partners rather than members of the public. It is a data driven report which covers how we have met our Ofcom regulatory commitments, how we are meeting our strategic commitments around diversity, sustainability and production/commissioning across the UK, and our training initiatives and placements. The report is published around the same time as the BBC Annual Report and supporting documents. It is online only, and no print version is required. The report has a heavy reliance on bold BBC programme imagery, contains a large amount of text and employs graphic elements such as tables, graphs and large numbers. There is space for editorialised text and case studies. Content for the report including all text, data for infographics and programme issues are created and supplied by the Content Commissioning Supply team with feed-in from stakeholders across the BBC. They decide the chapter and page structure for the report.
Renewal: There will be an intitial term of 2 years, with three (3) possible further extensions of 12 months on each occasion
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05a42e
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069973-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79811000 - Digital printing services
79822500 - Graphic design services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,075,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,075,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 31 Oct 20252 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 24 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 15 Dec 2025 - 14 Dec 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Cancelled
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BBC (BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Kevin Waters
- Contact Email
- kevin.waters@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
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069973-2025
31st October 2025 - Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060567-2025
29th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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