Audience Interactive Social Media Toolkit

BBC (BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

02 Jun 2026 at 12:54

Award

29 Jan 2026 at 16:46

Tender

02 Oct 2025 at 13:31

Summary of the contracting process

The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation), based in London, has completed the procurement for an "Audience Interactive Social Media Toolkit" under an open competitive flexible procedure. This procurement falls under the industry category of "services," specifically focusing on communication and multimedia software development. The contract was awarded to Bionics Corporation Ltd (Trading as Broadcast Bioncs), a small to medium-sized enterprise located in Haywards Heath, United Kingdom. The contract, valued at £2,600,000 (exclusive of VAT), was signed on 11th February 2026, and the service delivery will span from 16th February 2026 to 15th February 2029, with an optional extension of up to two additional years.

This tender presents significant business growth opportunities, particularly for SMEs involved in the development of industry-specific software, as well as those offering innovative communication solutions. The competitive flexible procedure allows various businesses to showcase their expertise in delivering a robust web-based Social Audience Engagement Solution, which is crucial for integrating audience contributions via social media and SMS into production workflows. Companies adept at ensuring compliance, auditability, and governance in software delivery will find this procurement beneficial, enabling them to support the BBC's operational needs and potentially establish long-term business relationships.

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Notice Title

Audience Interactive Social Media Toolkit

Notice Description

The BBC currently relies on IMI Social to capture, route, and curate audience contributions from SMS, social media, and WhatsApp, integrating them into BBC production workflows. This enables various on-air applications, such as reading SMS messages on the radio, playing WhatsApp voice notes, and rendering audience data for on-screen graphics. The platform processes millions of messages each month across radio, podcasts, news, and TV. Audience contributions via social media and SMS are a vital editorial component of live radio and TV programmes, often shaping content in real-time. Approximately 4,000 BBC users rely on the system to receive, moderate, and publish around four million messages per month. To ensure continuity, the BBC is procuring a new web-based Social Audience Engagement Solution. A well-structured system will provide key benefits including compliance, auditability, and adherence to governance models. Without it, there is a risk of operational gaps and non-compliance, potentially disrupting editorial workflows and impacting regulatory assurance.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Initial contract is for three (3) years with an option to extend for a further two (2) years.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a6f1
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051907-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details 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

48500000 - Communication and multimedia software package

48510000 - Communication software package

72212100 - Industry specific software development services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,600,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£2,600,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£2,600,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
£2,600,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Jun 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
31 Oct 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Jan 20264 months ago
Contract Period
16 Feb 2026 - 15 Feb 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BBC (BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Contact Name
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Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
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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

BIONICS CORPORATION LTD (TRADING AS BROADCAST BIONCS

Further Information

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